Ex-Premier League striker who once cost £13.5m joins relegation-threatened League One side Morecambe on free transfer
EX-EVERTON striker Ouymar Niasse has finally found a new club – League One strugglers Morecambe.
The former £13.5million Senegal star, 32, has been club-less since Burton Albion released him last summer.
The Yorkshire Post say Niasse kept fit by training with non-league teams West Didsbury and Chorlton.
He previously played Premier League football for the Toffees, plus Hull City and Cardiff on loan.
And after seven years in England he insists he’s delighted to sign for a close-knit club like the Shrimps.
Niasse said: “It is fantastic to be here and to join the club.
“When I spoke to the manager (Derek Adams) and staff it was clear that there is a togetherness and unity here that I want to be part of.”
Niasse’s big break came with Turkish top-flight club Akhisar Belediyespor in 2013.
But it was during two years at Russian team Lokomotiv Moscow that he caught Everton‘s eye.
He landed a £13.5m move to Goodison in 2016 on a 4.5-year deal.
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But he lost favour under Ronald Koeman, who said: “(If) Niasse likes to play football he needs to leave Everton.”
Temporary stints with Hull and Cardiff were followed by short spells for Championship side Huddersfield in 2021 and League One Burton last year.
And he’s now landed another short-term deal – with the aim of keeping fourth-bottom Morecambe up.