Everton expect to agree a new five-year contract with striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who is on a goalscoring streak under new manager Carlo Ancelotti.

The England Under-21 international has been a big hit under the new Everton manager having been in negotiations with the club over an improved deal for the past six months. It is anticipated that his salary will rise to between £70,000 and £75,000 per week over the new five-year contract, securing his future and making him a part of the Ancelotti rebuild.

The 22-year-old signed his last deal in December 2017 and this new contract will reflect his higher status within the team. He scored the game’s only goal against Burnley on Boxing Day in Ancelotti’s first game in charge and followed that up with both in the 2-1 win over Newcastle United at St James’ Park three days later. He also scored two against Chelsea in Duncan Ferguson’s first game in charge. Ten goals in all competitions to date mean that he has already surpassed his totals of eight in both of his previous two seasons.

It has long been the club’s intention to make Calvert-Lewin a key part of the first team squad, whoever was in charge. Ancelotti has already expressed his desire to develop the young Englishman. Moise Kean, who arrived in the summer from Juventus for £27.5 million, has thus far been used as a striker off the bench. The 19-year-old is yet to score his first goal in English football but is also regarded as a long term project, having arrived at Everton at the same age as Calvert-Lewin.