Gerard Deulofeu is thinking of leaving Goodison Park in January after growing frustrated with his lack of football at Everton , according to reports in Spain.

The former Barcelona winger has struggled to hold down a place in the side since Ronald Koeman took charge in the summer, and was left out entirely as Everton lost the Merseyside derby to Liverpool.

Koeman had tried playing Deulofeu as a striker in the summer, but the experiment came to and end when Romelu Lukaku returned to action.

Deulofeu signed for Everton on a permanent deal from Barcelona in 2015, he had enjoyed an excellent loan spell on Merseyside in 2013/14 before an unhappy period at Sevilla.

However the 23-year-old has failed to hit the heights of his initial loan spell since his return to Goodison Park.

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