Neal Maupay has trolled Everton fans shortly before his expected exit from the club to join Marseille.
The Toffees paid Brighton £15 million to sign the France forward in the summer of 2022.
But he only scored one Premier League goal in 27 appearances in his first season at Goodison Park, and spent last term on loan at Brentford.
He netted six league goals - four of those between January and February - and returned to Everton for pre-season.
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But after being an unused substitute for Everton's opening two Premier League games of the season, Maupay is set to depart Goodison Park.
According to The Athletic, the Toffees have agreed a deal worth an initial £5 million, plus a potential £3.4 million in add-ons, to sell the striker to Ligue 1 side Marseille.
Fabrizio Romano posted confirmation of Maupay's move on Twitter. And the Frenchman trolled Everton with his response.
The 28-year-old posted a clip from Shawshank Redemption - where one of the characters manages to escape from prison.
The post has racked up over 75,000 likes since being posted under two hours ago.
Last week, Maupay was one of the Everton players who was abused by supporters on their way back from the 4-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Frenchman fired back at one supporter, before another fan could be heard shouting at an unknown player: "F**k off, you f**king rat. F**king 80 grand a week? You f**king w****er."
After a clip of the incident was posted on Twitter, Maupay replied: "Imagine another job where it's normalised to get abuse like this.
"Hanging around at a train station to scream at men who are trying their best..."
Maupay's departure could allow Everton to strengthen their squad in the final 36 hours of the transfer window, having signed six players this summer.
However, only two of those players - midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, signed from Aston Villa, as well as loanee Jack Harrison, who is in his second season on loan from Leeds - started the heavy defeat to Tottenham.
Topics: Everton, Premier League, Transfers, Football
Ryan Smart