Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has been voted the player of the year at English Premier League side Everton after playing in all of their 38 games of last season, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
While goalkeeper Jordan Pickford picked up his consecutive player of the season award, Iwobi was voted by his teammates as the Players Player of the season.
Iwobi picked up from where he left off last season with a series of impressive performances consistently despite his team’s struggle in the relegation zone. They escaped the drop on the final day of the season.
Liked with a move away from the team, he is the second Nigerian player to be voted as player of the season by his teammates with Kelechi Iheanacho also picking up the award of Leicester City player of the season.
Per what we exclusively gathered, the 27 year old was impressive playing in several positions for Everton will in the coming days meet with the club’s hierarchy where he will communicate his decision to leave the team in this summer transfer window.
He has just a year left on the deal he signed when he joined the team in 2019 and so far he has rejected the option of a renewal offered to him by the team. Teams in Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Newcastle United in England are the teams interested in the 63 capped Nigeria international.
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