Ainsley Maitland-Niles left OL after three seasons. The versatile right-back returned to England and the Premier League in the final minutes of the transfer window. The French club still needed to downsize and the Englishman’s salary was weighing on its finances. The offer from Everton came at the right time and satisfied everyone. Transferred for €3.5 million, the 29-year-old wanted to thank his former club where he seems to have had a certain pleasure.
“ It’s never easy to say “goodbye” to a place that has such an important place in your life. Lyon has become much more than a new stage in my career. It became part of my storybegins the one who signed until 2029 with the Toffees. I’m starting a new chapter but I will never forget the people I met here, the emotions we shared and the memories we created together. Lyon will always be a special city for me and will always have a place in my heart. Long live the Gones. »
