Oumar Niasse has not made an appearance for Everton so far this season.
Oumar Niasse has revealed to the Guardian that Ronald Koeman has told him to leave Everton.
Niasse was brought to Everton last January from Lokomotiv Moscow in an expensive transfer, but his move to Goodison Park has bee nothing short of a disaster so far.
The Senegalese attacker barely featured under Roberto Martinez last season, and he appears to have done little to convince new manager Ronald Koeman that he deserves a place in Everton’s first-team.
Indeed, after just 45 minutes of taking training at Everton for the first time, Niasse claims that Koeman told him that he had to leave.
“Koeman said: ‘You have to leave,’” Niasse said. “I couldn’t understand how that decision could have been made after 45 minutes but I just said: ‘OK, thank you.’ It’s his decision. He’s the manager. What can I do?
“I called my agent and he said that he would look into the opportunities for me. To be honest, I didn’t ask Koeman to explain his reasons. I just thought, even if I asked why, I would never understand. After just 45 minutes, you cannot say to me: ‘You are no good.’”
Niasse has not played for Everton’s first-team at all since Koeman took charge, with all his action being in the club’s development side.
Niasse did score in a 6-1 win for Everton’s under-23’s against Arsenal, but it still seems very unlikely that he will be able to force his way back into the Toffees’ first-team.
Last summer, Niasse was heavily linked with Galatasaray (Daily Mail), but the move did not materialise in the end.
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