Kalidou Koulibaly spoke about Idrissa Gueye’s prospects of signing a new contract at Everton following Senegal’s 3-1 win over EnglandIdrissa Gueye during the international friendly match between England and Senegal at the City Ground, Nottingham, on June 10, 2025Idrissa Gueye during the international friendly match between England and Senegal at the City Ground, Nottingham, on June 10, 2025(Image: Charlotte Wilson/Offside via Getty Images)

Idrissa Gueye knows he is getting a new contract at Everton and is well worth the deal that will see him move with the Blues to Hill Dickinson Stadium, reckons his Senegal team-mate, Kalidou Koulibaly. Senegal became the first African nation to defeat England when they triumphed 3-1 at the City Ground – home of Nottingham Forest – on Tuesday and following the game, the centre-back hailed his 35-year-old midfield colleague who was one of the visitors’ star men on an historic night, alongside another Blues colleague Iliman Ndiaye.

Gueye is one of four out-of-contract players at Everton this summer whose future remains unresolved but Koulibaly said: “Everybody knows Gana is a magnificent player – an amazing player. He knows that he is going to get what he deserves (a new contract) because he is a good player – he has made the story of Senegal and made the story of Everton this year.

“I think, in the future, he will be a good trainer (coach) because he gives very good advice to all of the players he trains with. But he is a very important player for Everton now, so I hope he will stay at Everton for next season – for Everton and Gana.”

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Everton released a statement on Monday saying they were offering new contracts to Seamus Coleman and Gueye, while continuing to liaise with representatives of Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

After receiving his OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle, David Moyes was quoted as saying: “I think we’ll secure the ones that we really want to secure and make sure they’re here, and obviously we know we are going to have to bring in some new players, that’s obvious.”