“This is an interesting question, because I think that a lot depends on the context – how much we pay Mykolenko, whether we pay him with the intention of making him the main left defender. But I hope not.
I think that this is one of the cases when it will be a low salary. And if they made it clear to him that there are no guarantees that he will be a player of the main team, then I can understand it.
But at the same time, he was terrible this season. Possibly the worst left back in the Premier League in terms of performance.
I consider this moment interesting – why the club offered him a new contract. Perhaps they believe that in the summer he will have some value, or perhaps he will just be a reserve player and the club just wants to distribute funds somehow.
I really think that this is an interesting question, and given the amount of negative reaction, I’m surprised that the club started thinking about it. This confuses me.
And yet, I hope that Mykolenko will be able to change the situation, because I believe that he has certain qualities to become a good left defender. But I think that to a large extent it is his personal mistakes on a psychological level that are hindering him,” Brennen said on the air of the YouTube channel The Toffee Blues – Everton Fan Channel.
Source: sport.ua