• Left-back becomes third player to sign long-term deal
• Everton sign French youth international Magaye Gueye

Leighton Baines has become the third Everton player to commit his long-term future to the club this summer by signing a new contract that will keep him at Goodison Park until 2015.

The 25-year-old, who was a surprise omission from Fabio Capello’s final 23-man England squad for the World Cup, had two years remaining on the deal he signed upon joining Everton from Wigan Athletic for £6m in 2007.

However, in recognition of his excellent form last season, and in keeping with David Moyes’s policy of securing his main players on long term contracts, Baines has now signed an improved five-year contract. He joins Tim Cahill and Jack Rodwell in committing himself to Everton this summer.

Everton have also completed the signing of the France Under-21 international, Magaye Gueye, from Strasbourg for a fee of around £1m. The 19-year-old striker becomes the fourth player to move to Goodison this summer following two other forwards, Jermaine Beckford and João Silva, and the Slovakia goalkeeper Jan Mucha.

EvertonTransfer windowAndy Hunterguardian.co.uk

• Stephen Ireland transfer request puts Arteta on City’s radar
• Eastlands club considering £20m offer or exchange deal

Manchester City have made their first inquiries to ascertain Mikel Arteta’s availability from Everton as a replacement for Stephen Ireland after the unsettled midfielder made a transfer request.

Ireland’s request to leave Eastlands after a frustrating season in which his form has deteriorated and the manager, Roberto Mancini, has said he needs to “change his head” has been reluctantly accepted and moves are under way to find another creative player for central midfield.

Arteta ticks the right boxes, although City’s interest in him dates back to when Mark Hughes was manager and an approach was made last summer. The 28-year-old Spaniard has two years remaining on his contract and City are aware Everton would try to repel any advances, particularly after losing Joleon Lescott in the same direction last summer, a transfer saga that lasted several months and caused substantial damage to the relationship between the clubs.

City, nonetheless, are weighing up whether to turn their interest into an offer in excess of £20m and can possibly offer Ireland in a player-plus-cash exchange.

Ireland’s unhappiness stems from what he perceives to be his marginalisation since Mancini took over from Hughes and his belief that he would not be regarded as an automatic first-team pick if he were to stay at the club where he was voted player of the year two seasons ago.

There have been concerted efforts behind the scenes to convince him that he still has a lot to offer and that, in reality, Mancini has included him in a lot of big games, but the player is said to have taken the last few months very badly and has come to feel that he is no longer wanted.

He has not played a full 90 minutes since the 2-0 defeat of Portsmouth on 31