Arsenal legend and pundit Ian Wright has told The Sun that in-demand Everton duo Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku should stay at the club for another season.

The Toffees stars have both been linked with moves away from Goodison Park this term and are yet to sign the new deals that they have been offered by the Merseyside outfit.

Ronald Koeman has already warned Barkley that he will be sold this summer if he refuses to commit his future to the club with his current contract due to run out next summer, while Lukaku has turned down the five-year deal he has been offered because he wants to play Champions League football, and has been heavily linked with a return to former club Chelsea.

The 23-year-old pair showed just how key they are to the team in the 4-2 win against Leicester City in the Premier League on Sunday, with Barkley putting in a man of the match performance and Lukaku scoring a brace – of which one was a header from a brilliant cross from his teammate – to take his tally for the season to 23 top flight goals.

While they are showing signs that they are both ready to make the next step, Wright believes that they would have to cope with a different expectancy if they moved to a top club.

Wright wrote in his Sun column: “The pair would cost huge money and with that comes the demand to deliver from the off – every week, with no exceptions.

“I think they would be better advised to stay with the Toffees and hone their talents even more.

“I just hope their advisors see it that way, too, because if they develop the way they’re going then they won’t be short of takers down the line.

“In my opinion the pair of them could potentially play for any of the real top teams but they just need to show a bit of patience.”

Everton will look to continue their push to finish in the Champions League qualification spots – they currently sit seven points behind fourth-placed Manchester City – when they host Burnley on Saturday.