Deulofeu Leaves Everton

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Everton Football Club can confirm that FC Barcelona has activated the buy-back clause in Gerard Deulofeu’s contract.

Across his two spells with Everton, Deulofeu made 75 appearances for the Blues, scoring eight goals.

The Spaniard spent the second half of the 2016/17 season on loan with AC Milan, making 17 Serie A appearances.

Everton wishes Gerard all the best for his return to the Nou Camp.

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Former Barcelona and AC Milan winger Gerard Deulofeu has revealed he might never play football again.

The 29-year-old Udinese star has been going through a heartwrenching stuggle to return to action after undergoing an operation on his knee in January 2023. Deulofeu extended his deal with the Serie A side until 2026 in the summer but has yet to return to action and may never do so.
The Catalonia and Spain international suffered a significant knee injury in 2020 and recovered to become an important asset for Udinese. However, he has endured repeated setbacks in that time.

Deulofeu, who has played for Watford and Everton in the Premier League has described the last 13 months as an ordeal, and is limited in what he can say about his issue due to an agreement with his employers. He retains some ambition to return to action but has already accepted that may not be possible.
The Spaniard has provided 18 goals and 14 assists across 68 matches for Udinese and detailed his tribulations on the Jijantes Twitch channel. “For several months I’ve known that I might not play again," he said.

"I can’t do what I love for a long time, I haven’t played for over a year. I can’t say much, but I’m going through an ordeal. You can’t imagine what I’m going through.

“I’m trying to recover in every way, but I’ve accepted the idea that I may never recover. I had an injury in 2020, my knee was very traumatized, but I managed to recover. I then suffered another injury, for a third time and there were complications.