Updated Abdoulaye Doucouré has agreed a two-year extension to his Everton contract, which will keep him at the club until 2025.
Fabrizio Romano had tweeted on 26 October that an agreement was very close, followed by reports by The Athletic and another transfer insider, The Bobble, who also confirmed that talks were underway between the Toffees and the Mali international.
His previous terms were up next summer, with the club having exercised an option to extend his original contract by one season.
“I love Everton and I’m very happy to extend my stay here and look forward with the Club,” Doucoure told the official website when the news was confirmed.
“It was a very easy decision to make. I love all the people around the Club and all the fans who have shown me so much love in the past couple of months. My wish was to stay here and continue to enjoy my time with Everton.
“It means a lot to stay here. I always fight for this club and I’ve always been in love with this club. I’ve always wanted to stay at Everton.
“The fans’ support has been incredible and I can’t thank them enough for all the support they give me. I want to keep playing, I want to keep learning and I want to keep fighting for the badge and for the Club.”
Doucouré was signed from Watford in the summer of 2020 for £20m and, after falling out of favour under Frank Lampard last season, has become an integral part of Sean Dyche’s team this term.
He is joint leading scorer with Dominic Calvert-Lewin with three goals.