Lucas Digne Extends His Deal With Everton Until 2024.

Lucas Digne has officially signed a new contract with Everton, tying him down to Merseyside until 2025. The Frenchman has been one of the Toffee’s star men since joining in 2018 for around 15 million Pounds. That relatively modest price tag now looks like an absolute bargain because the flying Frenchman has been one of the Premier League’s most solid attacking full-backs for the past couple of seasons. Digne claims that the team’s “big ambition” and “love supporters show him everyday made it an easy decision for him. Additionally, Digne talked about his European ambitions, his improvement over the course of the season and, manager, Carlo Ancelotti’s experience with winning big.

“We have a big project with the Club and can reach something very good at the end of this season and for the next few years. I want to play in Europe and Everton is the best place to do that. I have seen the progress every year since joining the Club, we are building a strong team.” Digne sees something that we have only had glimpses of over the course of this campaign. Despite currently residing in 7th place, Everton have looked extremely capable at points. Everton are tied on points with rivals, Liverpool, with a game in hand and look likely to push on into one of the Europa League spots.

However, Everton have had this ambition for several years now. In recent years they have invested heavily in their squad, bringing players like Gylfi Sigurosson, Richarlison and Davy Klaassen for hefty price tags. On the other hand, could these be the final pieces of the puzzle. Over the summer, Everton showed their ambition by bringing in James Rodriguez, Allan and Abdoulaye Doucoure. Young striker, Dominic Calvert-Lewin has really found his own, scoring 13 goals this season. Additionally, the appointment of a serial winner like Carlo Ancelotti might just be the last move to take the club onto the European stage. Digne himself has talked about the importance of the the Italian’s “ winning mentality”

Digne has been a standout star in an over-achieving Everton side this season, Despite missing 7 games due to an ankle injury, he has already recorded 6 assists, the most of any defender in the league. This is not a one off for the Frenchman either, in his debut season he contributed to 52 chances, more than any other defender in the top 5 leagues, sharing Everton’s Player of the Year Award with Idrissa Gueye. Overall, Digne has directly contributed to 24 goals in 97 matches, scoring 5 and assisting 19. The final question is truly whether Digne will stick sound for the whole years. Judging by his currently exponential growth, it's quite likely that a bigger club could swoop in for him.

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