Abdoulaye Doucoure is keeping the door open for a future at Everton as contract talks remain unresolved ahead of the summer.
The 32-year-old midfielder, a key figure since joining from Watford in 2020, has featured in 164 matches for the Toffees but is yet to be offered a fresh deal.
Despite Everton’s decision not to trigger the one-year extension on his current contract, Doucoure remains hopeful he’ll continue under the lights at Bramley-Moore Dock, Everton’s new home. Manager David Moyes has yet to weigh in, leaving Doucoure in limbo as other clubs circle with interest.
The Mali international has expressed a strong desire to remain at the club, especially as they prepare for an emotional farewell to Goodison Park after their final match of the season against Southampton.
“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.
“The celebration (of his winning goal at Nottingham Forest) was just a joke you know. In the back of my mind, I was thinking ‘where are the talks?
“I will always be grateful for Everton, but I wanted 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.”
