Everton are ready to offer Mason Holgate a new contract.

The Sun says Holgate has been linked with Manchester City but new boss Carlo Ancelotti has told his money men to make sure he stays.

And so Holgate, 23, signed as a kid from Barnsley, is in for a lucrative new deal to bring him more into line with what his team-mates earn.

Holgate is on a lower salary despite a review last year.

The Toffees loaned him to West Brom last season but he has become a favourite of Ancelotti.