Everton have several first-teamers away on international duty this month.
Jake O’Brien and Seamus Coleman helped Ireland beat Armenia last night, keeping their World Cup dream alive.
Jordan Pickford kept another clean sheet for England in Latvia, which secured the Three Lions’ place at the World Cup in America next summer.
Pickford has now kept nine consecutive clean sheets in an England shirt, which is two more than Gordon Banks’ previous record of seven.
There was another Everton player in action on Tuesday, and football fans across the world were blown away by his performance.
Fans across the world blown away by Everton star Iliman Ndiaye
Everton star Iliman Ndiaye was in action for Senegal on Tuesday night as they defeated Mauritania 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
Ndiaye went viral after gliding past multiple defenders before slotting home a well-taken left-footed finish.
Football fans across the world took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to heap praise on his magical performance.
“Iliman Ndiaye is world class man, I actually can’t believe what I’ve just seen,” @SenegalEnglish posted.
@TomJenkns added: “Kids in 2035 will argue who was better Lionel Messi or Iliman Ndiaye.”
“Best footballer on the planet,” @Nunya7919573651 simply said.
“I don’t want to hear anything, the best player in Africa right now is Iliman Ndiaye,” @MoDjamil commented.
@sergi_fleur admitted: “In fact, football is too easy for Illiman Ndiaye.”
“Ndiaye might be our greatest ever player not even lying,” @RC021878 noted.
@third_I1878 joked: “Messi goes to bed in Iliman Ndiaye pyjamas, dreams of Illiman Ndiaye, wakes up and has breakfast TALKING about ILIMAN NDIAYE.”
Iliman Ndiaye has become Everton’s most valuable player
Ndiaye’s rise since joining from Marseille in a £15m deal last year has been pretty remarkable, as he’s firmly established himself as one of the Premier League’s most creative players.
The CIES Football Observatory released their latest findings earlier this month and Ndiaye is now Everton’s most valuable player, surpassing Jarrad Branthwaite.
The 25-year-old has a market value of around £54m, although it’d probably take a lot more than that to tempt the Toffees into a sale.
Ndiaye said he wants to become the best player in the world, so his hunger to achieve that goal will only make him better.
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