Gylfi Sigurdsson finds new club after last contract ripped up following just five games

Ex-Everton and Tottenham star Gylfi Sigurdsson has a new football home in his native Iceland after he was axed from his former club after making just five appearances

Gylfi Sigurdsson has signed for a club in his native Iceland after his contract with his former team was ripped up after making just appearances.

The ex-Premier League star, who enjoyed stints with Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, and most recently Everton, had his contract with Danish side Lyngby axed after just six months and five games.

He joined the club in 2023, over a year after he was released from the Toffees following five years with the club where he became their record signing for £45million when signing in 2017.

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Despite departing Lyngby in January, it hasn't taken long for Iceland international Sigurdsson, 34, to find a new home as he signed with Icelandic side Valur who are in the Besta deild karla - the men's premier division in the country.

His new side - which spells Sigurdsson's return to his home nation since his youth days at Breidabik - said they were "extremely proud" to announce his arrival at the club where he signed a two-year contract.

The midfielder opened up about his decision to return to Iceland as he said: "I am extremely happy with my decision to join Val, which in my opinion is an exemplary team. I believe that my style of play is well suited to the football that the team wants to play after training with them recently. I have felt good since I attended my first practice and it will be good to be here".

He said it was "important" to make the right decision in the next step of his football career as he added: "When I had decided to come home, I felt it was important to make the right choice.

"The environment offered by Val is very good and on par with the best in the Nordic countries. So I just have a good feeling about the club and you can feel that there is a lot of ambition here."

The opportunity to win a maiden league title in his career, especially in his native country proved too enticing for Sigurdsson who insisted that his new team can fight for the championship.

"I've never been an Icelandic champion, and considering the personnel at Val, I don't see anything as an obstacle to us fighting for the title," he remarked.