The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe has been discussing the future of Everton’s French left-back Lucas Digne.
Carlo Ancelotti’s outfit secured the services of the 27-year-old defender in the summer of 2018 after forking out £18m to secure his services from Barcelona (per BBC).
Since then, the left-back has made 76 appearances for the Toffees in all competitions in which he has bagged five goals and 13 assists (per Transfermarkt).
With Digne having been Everton’s second-best performing player in the Premier League in the 2019/20 season, O’Keeffe discussed him when making an appearance on the latest episode of the All Together Now Podcast.
He said: “You always wonder with Digne because he’s had so many clubs, and big clubs as well, and he’s come and done well here for a couple of seasons, if he’s – I don’t want to say a mercenary because that’s completely the wrong terminology – it’s just he’s a professional footballer who is improving incrementally and trying to find his way into playing [for] a club that’s in Europe regularly.
“That said, I think they’ll hold on to them [Digne and Richarlison]. I think they’re determined to do that for Ancelotti, I think [Farhad] Moshiri knows he needs to do that.”
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As can be seen in what the journalist had to say, while he believes that Digne is aspiring to play for a club “that’s in Europe regularly”, he does not think that he will leave this summer.
If a £35m offer arrived for Lucas Digne, would you want it accepted?
No, he's worth far more
Yes, would be a good price
With Everton down to having just one senior left-back in their squad following Leighton Baines’ retirement, if the Frenchman were to leave the Toffees, they would be left with just Niels Nkounkou at left-back, who has never made a senior appearance.
So, that possibly presents another reason why Everton would be keen to keep hold of the former Paris Saint-Germain defender for the time being.