Anders Limpar has made the clearest case yet for Everton to keep Iliman Ndiaye. The former Everton winger said losing him to Manchester United or another club would be "an extremely hard blow" and called Ndiaye the best player in the team.
Limpar also sees more than a good season in him. He said Ndiaye will be one of the best footballers in the Premier League in the future, and added that Everton should be building around players like him rather than moving them on.
Limpar's case for keeping Ndiaye
"It will be an extremely hard blow if Iliman Ndiaye leaves Everton for Man Utd or another club. He is the best player in this Everton team," Limpar told liverpoolecho.co.uk.
He did not stop there. "You can't just sell players! He's Everton's player, so please keep him," he said, before adding that clubs should "keep their good players and bring in valuable ones, instead of selling the best ones."
That view fits the contract picture too. Ndiaye has three years remaining on his current deal, which gives Everton leverage if interest turns into something more concrete.
Why the interest feels credible
Ndiaye's World Cup form for Senegal is part of the reason his name is being discussed at all. He scored 1 goal and created 2 more in 3 World Cup appearances, and his 7.17 average rating across the tournament was a solid return.
Senegal's run ended on July 1, when they lost 3-2 to Belgium in the last 32. That was the tournament backdrop for a player whose stock has clearly risen.
Limpar's point is simple enough. Everton finished 13th in the Premier League, but Ndiaye produced the kind of output that makes a player harder to replace than the average squad member.
The former winger even pushed the club towards strengthening instead of cashing in, saying Everton need to "buy three-four top players" rather than sell their best people. On that evidence, the argument to keep Ndiaye is the stronger one.
Everton's next step is not complicated: protect the contract they have and ignore the noise unless a serious approach actually arrives.
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