Seamus Coleman believes Ben Godfrey could one day captain Everton.
The current Toffees skipper has been impressed with the 23-year-old defender who joined the Blues from Norwich last summer and thinks centre-back is capable of wearing the armband.
Godfrey became a fans favourite during the last campaign, with his touch-tackling and lung-busting runs drawing plenty of adoration from the Goodison Park faithful.
Coleman appears to be a massive fan too and told the BBC Radio Five Live Football Daily Podcast of his Everton team-mate: “Yeah I do see him as a leader in the future.
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“Without a shadow of a doubt, I think he’s a fantastic player, he’s a fantastic professional, he’s got some amazing attributes.
“He’s already a leader, I can see that growing even at the start of this pre-season compared to last season.
“The way he played for us last season was outstanding, he was unlucky to miss out on England, it came a bit late for him.
“He can be captain one day at this football club or wherever he plays.”
Coleman and Godfrey have both been working hard in pre-season under new boss Rafa Benitez and are both in contention to kick off the new campaign against Southampton at home this Saturday.
