{"id":564978,"date":"2020-09-08T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=564978"},"modified":"2020-09-08T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:41:29","slug":"everton-complete-signing-of-abdoulaye-doucoure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/08\/everton-complete-signing-of-abdoulaye-doucoure\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton Complete Signing of Abdoulaye Doucour\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following the completion of a deal to sign Brazilian central midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/05\/everton-secure-signing-allan\/\" target=\"_self\">Allan<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_self\"> Everton<\/a> have unveiled the signing of another midfielder to solidify the middle of the park. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/02b29014\/Abdoulaye-Doucoure\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abdoulaye Doucour\u00e9<\/a> arrives from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_self\">Watford<\/a> on an undisclosed fee on a three year deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The midfielder spent five years at Watford before relegation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_self\">Championship<\/a> signalled a switch to Merseyside. He becomes the latest statement signing to walk through the doors of Goodison Park, following Allan and James Rodriguez.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Abdoulaye Doucour\u00e9 Completes Everton Move<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 | And another one&#8230; Bienvenue, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abdoudoucoure16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@abdoudoucoure16<\/a>! \ud83d\udd35<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BienvenueDoucour%C3%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BienvenueDoucour\u00e9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHYJ0w2b86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pHYJ0w2b86<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Everton (@Everton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Everton\/status\/1303385128404758530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everton Building a Team Fit for Europa League Qualification?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last season, Carlo Ancelotti&#8217;s arrival signalled a change in mentality at Everton, but it is yet to see a change in position on the points board. The Toffees finished 12th with the Italian manager unable to complete the mid-season revival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With new players at the helm, however, Ancelotti should have a squad capable of qualifying for the Europa League. Allan and Doucour\u00e9 bring much-needed solidity and grit to the midfield, while the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/fa031b34\/Richarlison\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richarlison<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/59e6e5bf\/Dominic-Calvert-Lewin\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> bring the threatening sting in attack needed to compete with the best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To put the cherry on top of the European cake, they also have Carlo Ancelotti. The former Champions League winner is as good as it gets for any club. His plethora of experience should lift Everton to previously unimaginable heights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everything seems to be heading in the right direction at Goodison Park for the first time in a long time. Now, they must avoid any severe crashes on the road to success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Was Said?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After putting pen to paper on a deal, the midfielder<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evertonfc.com\/news\/1816762\/explosive-midfielder-doucoure-on-why-everton-will-get-his-best-years\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> stated:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been waiting a long time to come here and now it has happened so I am very happy,\u201d Doucoure told evertontv.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so excited to start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel at the top of my career at the moment. 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