Abdoulaye Doucoure is in line to characteristic in his closing sport for Everton after it was confirmed he could be leaving the membership.
Doucoure joined from Watford in 2020, and has been an integral participant for the Toffees.
The midfielder was a daily underneath Carlo Ancelotti, Rafael Benitez, Sean Dyche and now David Moyes, although he did discover himself out of the group underneath Frank Lampard within the 2022-23 season.
Nonetheless, the 32-year-old might be leaving the membership upon the expiration of his contract subsequent month.
“Everton means rather a lot to me,” mentioned Doucoure in a video posted to his official social media channels, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo.
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— Everton (@Everton) May 20, 2025
“I’ll at all times bear in mind my time as a dream. I’m unhappy to depart the membership, however I believe the time has come for a brand new chapter.
“I’ll at all times be pleased about what the membership did for me.”
Doucoure has performed 165 instances for Everton, scoring 21 targets, together with an important strike in opposition to Bournemouth to maintain the Toffees up on the ultimate day of the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
Moyes advised Everton’s media channels: “Doucs has been an influential participant all through his time on the membership, together with since I returned as supervisor, and Evertonians will at all times be pleased about his dedication and essential targets.
“Everybody at Everton thanks Doucs for his service and needs him all the perfect for the long run.”
Since Doucoure signed for Everton, they’ve performed 148 league matches with him within the aspect, successful 55 of these (37.2%).
Nonetheless, Everton’s Premier League win ratio drops to simply 9.8% with out Doucoure within the group, with the Toffees taking three factors in simply 4 of the 41 video games he has missed.
Doucoure, who was in tears throughout Everton’s final match at Goodison Park on Sunday, is in line to characteristic for the membership for the ultimate time once they tackle Newcastle United this weekend.
