£25m midfielder wants to leave Everton after disastrous spell

Jean-Philippe Gbamin reportedly wants to end his disastrous spell at Everton and move to another club this summer. 

The 27-year-old joined the Toffees in 2019 from Mainz in a deal worth around £25 million. 

However, his time in Merseyside has been wrecked by injuries, with the player managing to make only eight senior appearances. 

He has fared better during his recent loan stints at CSKA Moscow and Trabzonspor. 

The Ivory Coast international featured in 13 matches for the Russian outfit after he was loaned for the second-half of the 2021-22 campaign. 

He also enjoyed an impressive loan spell at Trabzonspor this season, featuring in 24 matches in all competitions. 

However, his agent has confirmed the player doesn’t want a return to Goodison Park and move to another club.

Agent Bernard Collignon told BBC Sport: “We will have to find another project for him. I am the one who chose Everton for him because it would have been a stepping stone to move on elsewhere. 

“There was interest from Arsenal, Tottenham and even Jurgen Klopp wanted to sign him for Liverpool six months before but now Jean-Philippe wants to go back to Germany.” 

Gbamin is regarded as one of the worst signings of the Farhad Moshiri era. 

Everton spent a huge £25m fee to sign the 27-year-old but they received almost no value for their money. 

He still has a year left on his current contract at Goodison Park, but he clearly intends to leave the Toffees this summer. 

And we believe it is best for him as well as the club if he doesn’t return to Merseyside for the 2023-24 season. 

Everton managed to keep their top-flight status on the final day of the campaign after they sealed a narrow 1-0 success over Bournemouth. 

Anything less than a win on Sunday would have resulted in relegation for Sean Dyche’s men as Leicester City also triumphed against West Ham United.

However, the Blues made no mistake and recorded maximum points to survive in the Premier League.