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Rumoured Everton target Lucas Digne 'in no rush to leave Barcelona'

By Barney Corkhill, Editor | 13 July 2018

The agent of Barcelona full-back Lucas Digne insists that his client is happy to stay at the club for now despite reported interest from Everton, Juventus and Bayern.

The agent of Barcelona full-back Lucas Digne has insisted that his client has not yet decided whether he will leave the club this summer.

Everton have been linked with a move for the 24-year-old France international, who made just 20 appearances for the Spanish champions last season.

Digne's agent and former Middlesbrough striker Mikkel Beck confirmed that his client is eager for more first-team football, but stressed that a move away from Camp Nou is not high on his priority list at this stage.

"We have a long contract still with the club. The club is very happy about Lucas. It's not a situation where the club is saying Lucas has to leave or we are saying we have to leave," Beck is quoted as saying by The Mirror.

"But you know of course you always want to play more. All footballers want to play week in, week out, but we made the choice to go to Barcelona.

"Let's see what happens, but at the moment we are not really thinking about it. Lucas is at Barcelona, it is the biggest club in the world. You don't just leave the biggest club in the world."

Everton, who see Digne as a long-term replacement for Leighton Baines, could face competition for his signature from the likes of Juventus and Bayern Munich.