It's a very clickbaity article for The Times. Here are his quotes which they say is him "offering an Everton hint"
Manchester United and Everton are the only clubs I have played for as a professional footballer. I am happy to say now that, whatever may happen in the future, I will never play for another Premier League club.
I owe United and Everton everything for giving me my footballing opportunities. Everton and United, along with my family, gave me the support and opportunity to help me achieve my goals and dreams.
It's pretty obvious he's not going to move to Sunderland or somewhere like that and he's clearly been asked who he would like to thank for supporting him or something similar so it's pretty much a non-story IMO.