Fans of Everton have given their reaction to the potential departures of Cuco Martina and Oumar Niasse following the club’s Annual General Meeting.
On Tuesday night, the Toffees held their yearly review meeting, in which it was revealed that the Curacao and Senegal internationals were listed for departure by Phil Kirkbride on Twitter (as per Everton News Feed).
Everton are “working on” looking to get rid of Cuco Martina and Oumar Niasse this transfer window pic.twitter.com/ZllMkHan7a
— ??? ?????? ????? (@EvertonNewsFeed) January 14, 2020
Niasse and Cuco will feel so special when they see that, have some integrity Everton
— Rich Surr (@rich_surr) January 14, 2020
Too true..imagine going on Twitter seeing your employer telling all and sundry you’re out on your ear..not classy at all
— Richard A. Hughes (@ricardofodol) January 14, 2020
Brutal honesty?
— Nicolas Kyriakou (@nickthegreekrj) January 14, 2020
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The 30-year-old full-back, Martina, has been with the Toffees since he arrived from Southampton in the summer of 2017 (via BBC) but his time at the club appears up after playing just 28 games since then (per Transfermarkt).
Niasse has been with the Toffees since his arrival from Lokomotiv Moscow in early 2016 (per BBC), however, just nine goals and four assists in 40 games has left the striker out of favour (per Transfermarkt).
While some felt that it was callous to so openly admit they are looking to move the duo on, others felt that it was not enough to solve the Toffees’ problems.
They forgot about Schneiderlin and Gylfi.. ?
— Kieren Stott (@Stotty101_) January 14, 2020
That will wipe the debt
— Flock75 (@bluethrough1) January 14, 2020
They wil definitelyl be gone by june both out of contact then.Niasse on 55 k a week,Martina 30 k .
— captain fantastic (@captainfantast7) January 14, 2020
What do we think?
While it would certainly be a start to the rebuild for the pair to depart the club, it is clear that many supporters feel that it just is not enough for the pair to go.
However, with reports suggesting that Gylfi Sigurdsson is also in line for the chop (as per Express), then there could be more work going on behind the scenes to shift players on.