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'Club legend? Not for me'

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Defender Seamus Coleman says he doesn't class himself as a legend at Everton.

The Irish right-back is currently the Premier League's longest-serving player and has been at Everton for 14 years, playing more than 400 games after costing a mere £60,000.

"Club legend? Not for me," Coleman told the Nothing Will Be The Same podcast. "Because in my opinion, you have to have won something at a football club to be a club legend. I'll be someone that has played three or four hundred games forever but club legend, not in my eyes.

"I can go to bed at night knowing that I give everything for Everton Football Club and that is all I can ask of myself."

On some of the managers who have helped him on his journey, Coleman said Carlo Ancelotti was quick to be in touch after he netted the winner in a key victory against Leeds last season: "Ancelotti rang me a couple of days after and said, 'oh my God, what a goal' and we spoke for a couple of minutes. He is someone I have stayed in touch with.

"Marco Silva also texted me after, saying it was an important three points and well done on the goal. It is nice because when they are here I give my best and do all I can and want them to stay in the job as long as possible.

"They respect how much I have tried to do for them and it's great to stay in touch with them."

Listen to all 10 episodes of the Nothing will be the same Podcast here

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