Idrissa Gana Gueye to sign a new contract with Everton imminently | OneFootball

Idrissa Gana Gueye will sign a new contract with Everton imminently, according to transfer journalist Santi Aouna. The deal could even be formally completed by today or tomorrow.

"In the coming hours, Idrissa Gueye will sign with Everton a contract valid until June 2026, with an option for an additional year," he tweeted.

Gana Gueye’s current contract with the club ended on June 30. Despite being a free agent, he and his camp have been in discussions with the Blues over a new deal.

A number of clubs from France were interested in signing the former Paris Saint-Germain player.

Elected Players’ Player of the Season following another impressive campaign, the 35-year-old continues to run the show at the heart of the Everton midfield.

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Ray Said 4 Posted 04/07/2025 at 16:38:34

Great news to hear-a man with a real professional attitude and playing better than ever in my opinion.

Dale Rose 5 Posted 04/07/2025 at 17:53:16

Great news about Gana.

Mike Gaynes 6 Posted 04/07/2025 at 17:59:48

Delighted about Gana. And Barry. And Jarrad. And Alcaraz.

…and we are only just into the window. Lots more to come.

How nice is it to have a club management that actually takes assertive action!

Mike Gaynes 7 Posted 04/07/2025 at 18:13:28

Si, isn’t that the way football commentary used to be years ago? I distantly remember games where the commentator would just recite the names of the players on the ball one after the other, and then exclaim “goal“!

Si Cooper 8 Posted 04/07/2025 at 18:36:43

Not that I remember Mike. I thought it used to be more detailed and descriptive about what was going on.Now they seem to fancy themselves more as analysts (which they already have in the studio) or giving ‘background’.They don’t even say whether a corner has gone near post, central or far post.If you have good eyesight they are basically redundant, but it must be terrible for partially sighted or blind who don’t have another commentary source. It’s bad enough when you are doing something else and are relying on them to alert you to some skilful play / well timed tackle or such.They give it their all on replays so they are are basically fixated on ‘chances’ and ignore the rest of the play. You don’t count as a proper football fan in my opinion if you don’t appreciate all that goes into it.

Si Cooper 9 Posted 04/07/2025 at 18:54:50

“the commentator would just recite the names of the players on the ball one after the other, and then exclaim “goal“!”Even that would be a massive improvement on ‘dead-air’.

Robert Tressell 10 Posted 04/07/2025 at 18:55:04

It is starting to look like a First XI and Second XI is taking shape like this:

BetoNdiaye?Alcaraz [good business]GarnerGueye [good business]Mykolenko?Branthwaite [good business]TarkowksiPickford

Barry [promising]McNeil?Armstrong [unless loaned]Iroegbunam??Coleman KeaneO'Brien?

Still a lot of work to do, but the gaps are filling up.

The right side now Robert and it will be looking positive.

On commentators, I'm glad I don't have to listen to them most weeks as I'm at the match.

I don't even watch Match of the Day on the night, often because I'm still travelling back. I'll switch it on the next morning to catch up on other matches.

I think what Mike is saying is previously, the commentators would comment on what was happening on the pitch in a simple way.

A bit like me talking to the person next to me in the ground.

Without sounding like a fossil, I just think the modern-day pundits over-analyse the game and there is a tendency to zoom in on mistakes and be overly critical. Well, considering most of them have been, or still are, professional footballers and made many themselves, they surely know football is a game of mistakes?

Mike Gaynes 13 Posted 04/07/2025 at 19:01:47

Robert, don't forget that for the first couple months of the season there's likely to be a "gap" where Tarkowski's name is.

Brian Harrison 14 Posted 04/07/2025 at 19:06:41

I thought the back half of last season there weren't many teams with a better record, and while as yet we haven't signed anyone who wasnt playing for us last season, the extension contracts of Branthwaite and Gana are as good as any new signings. I have no doubt that there will be additions to our squad and we will be a lot stronger than last season.Also with many clubs playing in Europe for the first time we may have an advantage over these clubs, as many wont be used to playing 2 games a week plus all the extra travelling. We looked fitter under Moyes than we did under our previous manager, and the results and style of football were a joy to watch at times. I think getting the best young CB in England to sign a long term contract is a massive plus for Moyes who Branthwaite cited as one of the main reasons he signed a new contract.

Robert Tressell 15 Posted 04/07/2025 at 19:47:12

Si # 15, it is just an account of players we have against the various positions to highlight certain glaring gaps.

Mike # 16, no I haven't forgotten. But any of them could get injured at any point.

Martin Mason 16 Posted 04/07/2025 at 20:25:28

Looks like we're keeping faith with the excellent team that finished last season. Can't be bad with a few new faces.

Si Cooper 17 Posted 04/07/2025 at 21:58:40

Martin (16), is it ‘keeping faith’ if it’s ‘Hobson’s choice’?

Si Cooper 18 Posted 04/07/2025 at 22:20:04

Danny, I take in plenty of TV commentary across a wide range of sports.Football commentary is variable, but I’d rather they said pretty much anything than the massive gaps of silence that peppered the commentary on ITV for the Sweden v Denmark game. The two who did the Germany v Poland game were much more normal, although the female commentator could’nt get more descriptive than referring to the first German goal with variations on ‘a (blank) strike’. Nothing about it being, say, left-footed, angled into the top left hand corner, from about 20 yards out.Rather than the way you might comment to someone next to you in the ground, the commentary today reminded me of a new (to me) type of behaviour I witnessed at the Ipswich game at Goodison. That is fans who don’t even keep their eyes on the what is happening on the pitch most of the time, instead relying on the reactions of others to alert them to the fact something is developing on the pitch that could result in a goal-scoring opportunity.It bemuses me. I go for 90 minutes plus immersion, not just for the thrill of goals.

Paul Kernot 19 Posted 05/07/2025 at 04:04:32

Mike #7. I remember a goal in a dead rubber World Cup game years ago. The commentator obviously from the country of the minnow South American team did the usual 'Gooooooooal', followed by a high pitch rant for five minutes. Our commentator, good old Gerald Sinstadt, as if his neighbour had just woken him up, simply said; 'two - one'!

Jerome Shields 20 Posted 05/07/2025 at 12:59:40

Danny#11

That was always the way.I remember at home after a match watching Jimmy Hill go 5 moves back to a alleged infringement before a great goal.I swore at the Television.When Var go back three moves I think of Jimmy.He was wort than VAR.

21 Posted 05/07/2025 at 13:17:45

Si,

I'm with you. I talk to the people next to me, but I'm focussed on the pitch. I don't always worry about the player on the ball. I look at the shape, the positions and the pattern. Where is the ball likely to go or should go next? Where is the space.

Probably the only exceptions to that in the current team are Ndiaye with his superglue boots and trickery and Alcaraz with his direct running on the ball.

David Bromwell 24 Posted 06/07/2025 at 09:30:03

I reckon he will sign a two year contract with us, and then get a better offer to play Champions League football and be off.

Andrew Merrick 25 Posted 06/07/2025 at 11:17:49

Not sure what the hold up is, hopefully done by tomorrow.

Brian Harrison 26 Posted 06/07/2025 at 11:29:28

I think he was allowed an extra few days before returning to training as he and Ndaiye and Pickford played International games after the season finished. So I guess the club want a picture of him signing his contract extension so will probably happen this coming week.

Ryan Holroyd 27 Posted 06/07/2025 at 12:30:36

Gana has now signed his new contract

Jeff Armstrong 28 Posted 06/07/2025 at 12:40:23

Yes Ryan, the bobble reporting it on X, he’s pretty reliable.

Colin Glassar 29 Posted 06/07/2025 at 13:19:13

Done and dusted.

Paul Hewitt 30 Posted 06/07/2025 at 14:07:21

Looks like Gana has signed a new deal.

Being reported on a lot of sports sites.

In response to the above comments about Gana, this is what AI is saying:

According to The Bobble, talks are currently underway between Idrissa Gana Gueye and Everton regarding a contract extension, and both parties are keen to extend the deal. This suggests a mutual interest in continuing the relationship, which bodes well for Everton’s midfield stability.

Interestingly, there’s also speculation that if Gana doesn’t sign, João Palhinha — currently at Bayern —c ould become a potential target, possibly on loan. That adds a layer of strategic contingency planning from the club’s side.

This is what AI is saying about Gana by The Bobble. So nothing signed as yet contrary to what has been said! Apparently. So believe what you want.

Ian Bennett 37 Posted 07/07/2025 at 17:04:41

Been a great signing.

Mike Gaynes 38 Posted 07/07/2025 at 17:06:33

Done and dusted, I believe is the proper expression.

Sam Hoare 39 Posted 07/07/2025 at 17:32:01

Great news. One of our best players last season and indeed one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

It would be hard to replace what he does for the team without spending a big chunk.