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title: "Sidibe explains he won’t be rushed to make future decision"
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author: "Elliott Cuff"
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published: "2019-11-19T14:00:30Z"
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# Sidibe explains he won’t be rushed to make future decision

Djibril Sidibe has revealed that he won’t be rushed into making a decision over his long-term future at Everton.

The French defender signed for the Toffees in the summer on a season-long loan from Monaco, with Everton having a permanent option in his contract at around £12million.

![Alex Davidson/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2019/11/1186673683.jpg)

Although the right-back wasn’t immediately in Marco Silva’s starting line-up in the Premier League, he replaced the suspended Seamus Coleman in October following his sending off, never losing his starting spot since.

[Talking in an interview with L’Est eclair](https://abonne.lest-eclair.fr/id109372/article/2019-11-17/everton-djibril-sidibe-retrouve-le-sourire), Sidibe revealed that he turned down Spanish offers to sign for Everton in the summer, and that he will wait until the end of the season to make a decision over his long-term future. Sidibe said:

> A Spanish club had expressed to me its interest, concrete. I had contact with clubs that were not the biggest in Spain, except Atletico (Madrid).
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> But I had Everton’s coach on the phone, with which everything went well. The feeling was good, it was very important.
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> I was loaned with an option to buy but I will have my say at the time of the negotiations. My goal this season is to play, to reconnect with the great club performances.
>
> The following will depend on several factors. We will then have time to sit around a table to find out what is best for the club and for me.

### Read Everton Verdict

I was always pleased with Everton having signed Djibril Sidibe in the summer, because I didn’t expect the club to land a full-back with such genuine quality so late in the transfer window.

Now that the World Cup winner is here and performing well week on week, I think it is an absolute must that Everton sign him permanently, and if possible I would like them to explore doing that in January.

Whether Coleman has much left in the tank or not, Sidibe is clearly the only choice in Marco Silva’s starting line-up, and with Seamus not getting any younger, Sidibe is the perfect fit to star again next season.