Everton manager Sean Dyche has spoken of his delight at the club securing Jordan Pickford for the long term.

The England international surprisingly put pen to paper on a new deal this week.

Pickford has chosen to commit to Everton without knowing if they will still be in the Premier League next season.

"I'm not bothered about release clauses - that's nothing to do with me. I'm more bothered about the fact he's a very good player," Dyche told reporters when asked about the deal and the lack of a relegation release clause.

“A good servant to this football club and he's going to continue to be that, I'm sure. He's enjoying our new regime. He's accepting of what we're looking to offer. Any way we can help him to continue his development will be great."

The Everton boss added: "I'm three weeks in - it feels about 17 months. I'm still pretty new to it but we're assessing every [player's] situation, including Jordan's. We're ongoing, looking at all situations, because we want to make sure every good player stays here."