Doucoure rejects extension with everton, will leave at end of contract - the statesman

Doucoure rejects extension with everton, will leave at end of contract - the statesman


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Abdoulaye Doucoure will leave Everton when his current contract expires at the end of next month. The Club confirmed that the 32-year-old was offered a new contract but he has decided to


pursue opportunities elsewhere. The midfielder, who will forever go down in Blues folklore for his crucial winner against Bournemouth at Goodison in May 2023 to preserve the Club’s proud


top-flight status, will move on following nearly five years on Merseyside. Advertisement Ahead of this Sunday’s season finale at Newcastle United, Doucoure has made 165 appearances for the


Toffees, scoring 21 goals, following his arrival from Watford in September 2020. Advertisement That included one of the most important strikes in the Club’s recent history when the Mali


international hit the second-half goal against the Cherries to keep Everton in the Premier League. Manager David Moyes said, “Doucs has been an influential player throughout his time at the


Club, including since I returned as manager, and Evertonians will always be grateful for his dedication and crucial goals. “Everyone at Everton thanks Doucs for his service and wishes him


all the best for the future.” The midfielder is not the only outgoing Toffees player after Everton confirmed that Ashley Young and goalkeepers Asmir Begovic and Joao Virginia will all be


leaving the Club when their contracts expire at the end of the season. Young joined the Blues in July 2023, with his experience, leadership, and versatility proving invaluable over the past


two seasons. Ahead of Sunday’s last-ever Premier League match at Goodison Park, Young has made 69 appearances for Everton across several positions, scoring goals against Burnley and


Wolverhampton Wanderers. Begovic returned to Everton last summer, having previously spent two years with the Blues between 2021-2023, and has made 10 appearances for the Club across those


two spells. Virginia signed for Everton from Arsenal in August 2018, and the 25-year-old has since made a total of eight appearances for the Men’s Senior Team. Advertisement