James McCarthy is excited by what is happening at Everton this season.
The Blues have managed to keep their squad together this past summer.
“Kevin Mirallas signed a new contract as well as myself and we kept Stonesy," said McCarthy.
“We also brought in Tom Cleverley, Gerard Deulofeu, Aaron Lennon and Ramiro Funes Mori, all international players, and you can see that we are trying to build for the future.
“We have a really good squad at Goodison Park and we believe we are going places.
“It's just a fantastic football club and, while I was aware of the rumours about my own future, my focus was on Everton and I was delighted to commit my future to the club for the long term."