Gylfi Sigurdsson 'could earn £1.7m-a-year as he agrees free transfer' after Everton exit

Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson has reportedly agreed a two-year deal with Turkish outfit Galatasaray following his release from Everton at the end of last season

Harry Brent Senior Sports Writer

11:33, 04 Jul 2022

Gylfi Sigurdsson was released by Everton last month(Image: GETTY)

Gylfi Sigurdsson is said to have agreed a lucrative move to Galatasaray after being released by Everton last month.

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It is claimed the midfielder will earn £1.7million-a-season at the Turkish club, despite the fact he hasn't kicked a ball for over a year, according to AS Marca in Turkey.

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He would join Adana Demirspor's Birkir Bjarnason as the second Icelandic player in the Turkish Super Lig, and the ninth in the division's history.

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Sigurdsson was let go by the Toffees at the end of last season following the expiration of his contract, with his last appearance for the club coming in May 2021.

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The 33-year-old spent five seasons at Goodison Park - having arrived for a club-record £40 million fee back in 2017 - racking up 156 appearances and scoring 31 goals. He was the club's top scorer in 2018/19 and regularly chipped in with goal contributions throughout his stint on Merseyside.

Gylfi Sigurdsson netted 31 goals in 156 games for the Toffees(Image: Getty Images)

Having emerged from Reading's youth academy after being poached from Iceland as a teenager, Sigurdsson went on to make over 400 appearances in English football - with notable spells at Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur.

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He's also been a central figure in the Iceland national team's rise to prominence over the past few years, playing a major part in getting the country to its first ever European Championships in 2016, and its first ever World Cup two years later.

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