Despite having a year left on his contract at Everton, Allan was touted to be a potential exit from Goodison Park this summer.
However, it appears, as per the player himself, that talk of a move away from Merseyside this summer is premature.
Speaking to Corriere dello Sport about his past, present and future, the Brazilian was asked about the recent surgery he had following a season that culminated in Everton just about avoiding relegation; a position they definitely do not want to find themselves in next year.
He said: “They say that within six weeks I will be fine and can start running normally again. I had to operate, because the pains in my adductors had become unbearable. As soon as we were saved with Everton, I went to the operating room.”
In the end, however, ‘it went well’, due to a ‘reaction of character, of personality’, before pointing out Everton ‘deserves more’, because they are an ‘extraordinary club where we lack nothing’.
As for a return to Italy, he said: “I respect what is written, but no sign has arrived to me. I think my professional destiny will remain unchanged. I will stay at Everton, as far as I know: I feel good in England, I have the respect of a club that I am proud of, with impressive facilities and to which I owe respect.”
Arriving at Goodison Park when Carlo Ancelotti was in charge, the 31-year-old has made 57 appearances for the Toffees since his signing, assisting three goals in all competitions, but has yet to find the back of the net.
