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Davy Klaassen has opened up on being bombed out of Everton's first-team plans last season - admitting life is 'more beautiful' now he is back playing in Germany.

The Dutch midfielder arrived at Goodison from Ajax in a £23.6million move but made just 17 appearances in his sole campaign on Merseyside, finding himself frozen out for a large part of the season.

The 25-year-old lost his place under Ronald Koeman before his compatriot's sacking saw him sidelined 20 consecutive Premier League games.

He would make just three appearances under new boss Sam Allardyce, and moved under once Marco Silva arrived, joining Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in a £12million deal.

Speaking in his homeland, Klaassen revealed on-field torment he faced under Allardyce, as well as the bizarre exchange once he was informed he was no longer needed.

"I had missed the feeling of being of value to the team," he told Elf Voetbal. "I really liked the first months in Germany. Life is more beautiful anyway when you play every week.

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"At one of the first training sessions of Allardyce I did the warm-up with the whole group, then an assistant came to me and he said that they wanted to do tactical training with 23 men, and I was not one of them. I asked: What should I do then? 'Just ask the trainer,' I was told.

"Together, with another team-mate, I went to the treadmill and asked if he had something in store for us. He said: 'You can know for yourself'.

"It was actually weird, but that's how it went.

"I continued training every day and did not call it in. But from such a hopeless situation you become a bit faint. Together with team-mates, such as Maarten Stekelenburg, I also sometimes made jokes. Humour is important, otherwise you stay in a negative atmosphere."

Despite his disappointing spell in England, Klaassen holds fond memories of life at Everton off the pitch.

"I had a good time in England in terms of life, but football was less. I thought it was actually a logical choice last year, from Ajax to Everton.

"But you can now determine that it was not the right match. You will only know that when you have made the step."