Everton have released an incredibly blunt statement to confirm Neal Maupay's loan move to Marseille.
The 28-year-old joins the Ligue 1 side on an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.
He ends a two-year spell at Goodison Park, which saw him spend the 2023/24 campaign on loan at Brentford.
In the previous campaign, Maupay scored just one goal after his £15 million move from Brighton.
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Last week, the Frenchman was one of the players who was on the end of abuse from Everton supporters as the squad returned from London following their 4-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
And after Fabrizio Romano reported news that he would be moving to Marseille, for a fee believed to be £6 million, Maupay responded with a clip of the film Shawshank Redemption, where one of the characters is leaving a prison.
Upon confirmation of that move, Everton made an announcement on their official club website - and it is incredibly blunt.
The statement simply reads: "Neal Maupay has left Everton to join Olympique de Marseille on loan for 2024/25, with the French club having an obligation to buy the forward at the end of the season.
"Maupay moves to the Ligue 1 side after spending the 2023/24 campaign on loan with one of his former clubs Brentford.
"The 28-year-old Frenchman joined Everton in August 2022, making 32 appearances for the Blues and scoring one goal."
Maupay's one goal for the club came in a 1-0 win over West Ham - with fans feeling the mention of the singular strike may have been something of a dig at the France striker.
The Toffees are looking to add further to their squad today, having signed six players this summer.
Their marquee signing is a £16.9 million deal for former Sheffield United star Iliman Ndiaye, who arrived from Marseille. Lyon defender Jake O'Brien, meanwhile, was signed for £17 million. Both players are awaiting their first Premier League starts.
Topics: Everton, Premier League, Ligue 1, Marseille, Football, Transfers
Ryan Smart