Demarai Gray Joins Al-Ettifaq From Everton
Saudi side, Al-Ettifaq have announced the signing of Demarai Gray from Everton.
The fee has not been disclosed but reports suggest that the 27-year-old Jamaica winger has moved for £8m on a four-year deal.
Gray wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday: “The truth is I gave my all to this club on and off the pitch.”
He added: “There has been a lot of speculation about my situation all summer. I was ready to play as much football as possible this season but it felt like this was not going to happen.”
Dyche responded to Gray by saying that no moves are sanctioned without the club having the final say.
He also made it known that Gray “didn’t want to train” and “didn’t want to be here” when an initial move failed to transpire.
Gray had said, “It’s so difficult to play for someone who doesn’t show you respect as a person“.
Gray did not play for Everton this season and had also been linked with a move to Turkish side Besiktas before completing the switch to Saudi Arabia, where the transfer window closes on Thursday.
He scored a total of nine goals in 67 Premier League appearances after arriving at Goodison in 2021.
Al-Ettifaq is managed by former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and has so far signed England midfielder Jordan Henderson, former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Scotland defender Jack Hendry and ex-Lyon striker Moussa Dembele.
