The Athletic | Football 🤖<p>Idrissa Gueye has signed a new one-year contract to remain at Everton.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFC</span></a></p><p>Analysis by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://twitter.com/Paddy_Boyland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Paddy_Boyland@sportsbots.xyz</span></a></span></p><p>Of all those set to become free agents this summer, Gueye was the most important for Everton to retain.</p><p>The Senegalese’s longevity continues to surprise everyone at the club, including his manager Moyes, who described him as “no spring chicken” last season.</p><p>Even at 35, he is still a vital component, the engine of the team and by far the most reliable at putting out fires.</p><p>The club will hope to reduce their reliance on him over the season to come. In that sense, they would be wise to start succession planning as soon as possible so they don’t suffer the same tremors that accompanied his 2019 move to Paris Saint-Germain next time around.</p><p>Yet Gueye remains the club’s most reliable central midfielder.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6473374/?source=twitteruk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nytimes.com/athletic/64733…</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>