Abdoulaye Doucouré confirms Everton exit at the end of the season

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Mali international Abdoulaye Doucouré has confirmed he will leave Premier League outfit Everton when his contract expires at the end of next month.

The 32-year-old announced his exit on Instagram by saying: “Hi Evertonians, I just wanted to share this message with you that I’m going to leave the football club at the end of the season. After five wonderful years, my time at Everton has come to an end.

“I gave everything to win as many games as I could. I will just miss the place, and I wish them all the best in the new stadium. Everton will always be part of my life now. I will be forever a Blue.”

In a recent interview, Doucouré stated he was open to extending his stay with the Toffees. “It’s still up in the air. The club are going to offer me a new contract soon, and obviously, I am happy about that. I think I deserve a new contract,” he told Toffee TV.

“I will always be grateful for Everton, but I wanted you to know what was going on, if I was going to stay, if I was going to leave, are they going to offer me something? At some point, you want to know as a player.

“I think, given what I’ve done for the club, I deserve to know. I had a nice conversation last week with the club, and hopefully, they are going to offer me a new contract. At the moment, I am still an Everton player, but it’s going to be a long summer, so let’s see what happens.”

Doucouré has made 165 appearances for Everton since joining from Watford. So far this season, he has featured 32 times in the Premier League, registering three goals and three assists.