{"id":224121,"date":"2023-11-06T18:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T18:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224121"},"modified":"2023-11-06T18:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T18:56:58","slug":"forgotten-former-premier-league-flop-who-once-cost-25m-finally-finds-new-club-in-french-second-division-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/forgotten-former-premier-league-flop-who-once-cost-25m-finally-finds-new-club-in-french-second-division-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten former Premier League flop who once cost \u00a325m finally finds new club in French second division | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORGOTTEN Everton flop Jean-Philippe Gbamin who once cost the Toffees \u00a325million is now at second-division side USL Dunkerque.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder joined Goodison Park in 2019 but after failing to impress the Merseyside club he left in the summer as a free agent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jean-philippe-gbamin-everton-premier-585319241.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Gbamin, 28, has now found a new role with the second-tier French club after being unemployed all summer.<\/p>\n<p>According to L&#x27;Equipe, the Ivory Coast international has agreed to a short-term contract with Dunkerque.<\/p>\n<p>USL Dunkerque was promoted last season from the third division into Ligue 2.<\/p>\n<p>The report also claimed Gbamin wanted to be close to his family, who live near Lille, so it was a good personal move for him.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN FOOTBALL<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-OFF-PLATFORM-THE-CHASE.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-OFF-PLATFORM-THE-CHASE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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by\u00a0Arsenal,\u00a0Tottenham\u00a0and\u00a0Liverpool, before they decided upon Goodison Park.<\/p>\n<p>However, it turned into a nightmare four-year stint for Gbamin.<\/p>\n<p>He struggled to hit the ground running due to fitness issues and when he eventually got up to speed, Covid hit.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Football<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DK-SPORT-PREVIEW-KANE.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SUITE LIFE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Inside Harry Kane&#8217;s luxury Munich hotel where England captain has \u00a31MILLION tab<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DK-SPORT-PREVIEW-BALL-OUT.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ON THE LINE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Dutch TV show optical illusion that could clear up controversial Newcastle goal<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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