Abdoulaye Doucoure says he ‘does not know if he needs to remain’ at Everton amid doubts over his future

Abdoulaye Doucoure has solid doubt on his Everton future and stated he isn’t certain if he needs to remain on the membership.

The midfielder was excellent in Everton’s 5-1 hammering of Brighton on Monday, scoring twice and offering vitality and dynamism.

Doucoure, 30, has been rejuvenated since Sean Dyche arrived at Goodison Park. He had been disciplined by Frank Lampard earlier than the previous supervisor was sacked, being instructed to coach on his personal after a dressing-room row over perspective, however has not put a foot out of line in coaching below the brand new regime.

So it got here as a shock to listen to him communicate so bluntly about what the summer time would possibly maintain.

Everton have the choice of extending his contract by 12 months — one thing Dyche has intimated they might be ready to do — however the Mali worldwide didn’t appear satisfied.

 The Mali worldwide was excellent in Everton’s 5-1 hammering of Brighton on Monday

Everton have a variety of gamers whose offers are up on the finish of the marketing campaign and all discussions have been put to 1 facet till they know which division they are going to be taking part in in. However Doucoure admitted there are plenty of issues on his thoughts.

Requested if he needed to remain subsequent season, Doucoure stated: ‘The membership is aware of my place since a 12 months in the past. Now it’s changing into very tough for us to search out one thing properly between us — to search out an settlement.

‘I’m centered on conserving Everton up after which every little thing else will come after. To be sincere, I don’t know (if I wish to keep). I can’t say now, I don’t know.

‘I’ve finished my job, so now it’s as much as the membership to say what they need from me.’

He hasn’t fairly finished his job. Everton took a giant leap in the direction of saving themselves on the south coast however there’s nonetheless work to do and there might be no stress-free — a giant cause the membership finds itself in such a fragile predicament is as a result of too many have been inconsistent this season.

Doucoure, who at one stage in January regarded as if he was going to be reunited along with his former Watford supervisor Marco Silva at Fulham, hasn’t at all times proven the degrees he displayed at Brighton and it have to be hoped he takes this efficiency on and remembers the platform he has been given.

Doucoure was frozen out below earlier boss Frank Lampard and his future regarded unsure

He lately returned to the squad after serving a three-match ban for slapping Harry Kane

He had simply served a three-match ban for a purple card acquired when he slapped Harry Kane within the face, and plenty of felt Doucoure owed his staff a efficiency of this nature. He says there was no strain on him from Dyche but it surely did really feel as if he performed with some extent to show.

‘Crimson playing cards can occur,’ stated Doucoure. ‘Everyone makes errors. My job is simply to come back again and assist the staff as at all times. The supervisor responded brilliantly for me and stated I didn’t have to apologise — he at all times had religion in me.

‘It was actually onerous (to look at from the sidelines). It was a silly purple card. I ought to have averted it — particularly within the second. However I really feel good and really feel I might help the staff a lot. I believe it was a great response. I labored onerous.

‘Everyone is aware of I used to be out of the staff but it surely was not a large factor. What’s extra vital is the membership — how I play, how the supervisor works me and the way the staff works me. These are crucial issues.

‘The previous is the previous and now I give attention to Everton.’