Gosling free to leave Everton – but will he?
According to reports, Dan Gosling is free to leave Everton should another club offer him a deal after a calamity of errors involving Everton agreeing a new deal with the 20 year old England Under 21 international.
Gosling signed from Plymouth two years ago and quickly won a place in Evertonians’ hearts after scoring in the 117th minute against Liverpool in the FA Cup as Everton stormed to the final. However, as Everton failed to get a deal done in writing before the deadline in his contract, he is now free to choose another club.
But, Gosling could still sign a new deal with Everton, the club who have given him his chance in the Premier League, and who, if his continued treatment at Goodison is a hint, want him to stay. So why would he leave?
Gosling was more than interested in The Everton Collection when he was brought along for it’s launch, and could be heard telling fans how much he loved our history. He is good friends with his team-mates, and he knows he will get more opportunities to chip in with goals against the “top four” for Everton in the future.
The fact that he had also AGREED a new deal, albeit verbally, with Everton would suggest that he doesn’t want to leave. It was Everton who asked the Premier League to investigate the circumstances, so that it was clear if a new deal would need to be offered. It now transpires that it does need to be, and presumably will be. It’s up to Gosling whether or not to accept, but in the few months that have passed, what has changed?