Everton debate: Should the Blues look to cash in on Yerry Mina this summer?

On an afternoon that Everton gave their survival hopes a huge shot in the arm, and that underlined just how important their supporters are, there was only one negative to take from the vital 2-1 victory at Leicester City... the sight of Yerry Mina coming off AGAIN.

It was only Mina's 11th - and perhaps final - start of another season badly hit by injury and, regardless of whether the Blues beat the drop, they have a decision to make on the Colombian's future. Certainly, if they went down, Mina and his alleged six-figure weekly wages would be too big a financial burden to bear. But, thankfully, Frank Lampard's side have given themselves every chance of staying up now. However, given Mina has just one year left on his contract, and taking into consideration his fitness record, is it worth cashing in on him this summer either way?

I'd say no. Frank Lampard's comments in the embargoed section of his press conference last night were telling - it is clear big Yerry plays a huge role off the pitch as well as on it. But, clearly, it is on the pitch where he is needed need, and the Everton manager's admission that he is working with the club's medical team to find a way of keeping Mina off the treatment table more often was encouraging. Do that and the Blues will have one of the best centre-backs outside of the top two or three in the Premier League. And it's that prospect - plus the fact that his injury record may put off potential suitors - that makes me feel that, like what's happening with Fabian Delph, Everton would be best keeping hold of Mina for at least another season, and putting off a decision over whether to hand him a new deal. It's a gamble - but so is letting their best defender go.

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