GUEYE'S A GOOD 'UN

I gave Kylian and Co a taste of the Toffees

- CHRIS MCKENNA

IT WAS not uncommon for Kylian Mbappe to be aware of Everton's struggles in recent years.

The Paris St-Germain superstar only had to check the mood of his then-team-mate Idrissa Gueye to know how the Toffees were getting on.

German star Julian Draxler would also keep an eye out on Everton's results, if only for his own amusement.

Gueye never lost his love for the blue half of Merseyside when he left for PSG in 2019 and was rubbing shoulders with the world's best players while competing in the Champions League.

So when Everton were battling relegation in the 2021-22 campaign, they had an avid supporter in Paris.

"It was difficult in the last year, we keep supporting, we believed," said the Senegal midfielder, who returned to Goodison Park in 2022.