When asked if Armstrong is ready to step into the Everton first team next season, Moyes said, 'Walk into the first team is a big statement, but being part of the squad and around it is probably more likely. So, the decision comes down to whether he needs more games to get more experience.'

Moyes plans to assess Armstrong's readiness during pre-season. 'I'll bring him back in, hopefully he'll get some playing time in the pre-season games and we'll see how he does – and decide then if he needs another loan or if we need to keep him,' Moyes said.

'But we like him. It's not as if we're going to sell him or anything like that – we like him and we want him around, but we might look at it and think about him getting another 30-40 games. To get a young player games in the Championship is not as easy as you think because it's a tough league and it's credit to him that he's gone in there and got himself a steady position,' Moyes added.

Contract Talks on the Horizon

Moyes also spilled the beans on upcoming contract talks. With many senior players' deals running down, he admitted, 'We've got a few who are coming out of contract. We want to keep everybody right.'

'We won't wait until the last minute to do it but we will certainly do it when we're ready and it won't be dictated by the players – they are under contract at the moment and the Club will decide at the right time when to make decisions on the players,' Moyes said.

'The players can influence things on the pitch – that's their job, isn't it? Their job is to make it easy for the decision to go in their favour, obviously,' Moyes concluded.