Which Everton captain was released during the 2026 Premier League summer window?

Which Everton captain was released during the 2026 Premier League summer window? Seamus Coleman was released by Everton after his contract expired at the end of the 2025–26 season.

Coleman joined Everton from Sligo Rovers in January 2009 for a reported £60,000. He developed from a promising Irish full-back into one of the club’s longest-serving players and became captain in 2019.

He made 372 Premier League appearances for Everton, a club record, and captained the side 140 times. Everton’s announcement was framed around the end of his playing career at the club, while transfer listings recorded him among the players released.

A common mix-up is James Tarkowski, who took over the captaincy after Coleman’s departure. Coleman’s release was not a transfer to another Premier League club; it marked the end of his 17-year Everton playing career.