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title: "Everton: Fans call for board to sign Djibril Sidibe permanently after Southampton showing"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fans-call-board-sign-djibril-sidibe-permanently/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Wareing"
section: "Everton"
published: "2019-11-10T22:15:42Z"
modified: "2019-11-10T22:15:42Z"
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# Everton: Fans call for board to sign Djibril Sidibe permanently after Southampton showing

**Everton’s victory against Southampton continued their recent upturn in form, but those are the games they should be winning to achieve their goal of European football. Marco Silva’s side are finally managing to break away from the strugglers, with them now six points from Watford in 18th, and Djibril Sidibe has made a huge contribution to that turn of form.**

He [hadn’t made a single start](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/10454/Fixtures/Djibril-Sidib%C3%A9) in the Premier League until the Toffees 2-0 win at home to West Ham, and since that [7.35/10-rated](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/10454/Show/Djibril-Sidib%C3%A9) showing, he’s cemented his place at right-back. He’s averaging [four tackles per game](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/10454/Show/Djibril-Sidib%C3%A9), the most in the team, with second place Richarlison on 2.9, and registered [92% pass completion](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1193502564521660416) on Saturday. He seems like a real all-rounder.

Everton fans agree and have clearly been impressed with his impact since he became a regular starter. The club published an image containing his pass completion percentage stats and some others with the fire emoji next to it, and the replies were filled with positivity. Some were even calling for Silva to make his stay at Goodison Park permanent.

> 🔥 | A word on [@DjibrilSidibeS3](https://twitter.com/DjibrilSidibeS3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)‘s [#SOUEVE](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOUEVE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) shift… [#PerformanceDriven](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PerformanceDriven?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@Davanti\_Tyres](https://twitter.com/Davanti_Tyres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/UYqejAAy1v](https://t.co/UYqejAAy1v)
>
> — Everton (@Everton) [November 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1193502564521660416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

You can see some of their reactions to the tweet below:

> Feels good having a right back capable of putting a good ball into the box
>
> — ewan naismith (@naismith\_ewan) [November 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/naismith_ewan/status/1193502804121411584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Has to be a starter now, along with davies and holgate. Solid defensively and in attack.
>
> — Lucas Rhys (@LucasRhys1) [November 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/LucasRhys1/status/1193502682553683971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> €15m….. get him signed now
>
> — David McLaughlin (@SlasherMc83) [November 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/SlasherMc83/status/1193512824158461952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Thought he did brilliantly to recover after the start in the second half, sign him lads
>
> — Simon Joseph Villiers (@simonjv91) [November 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/simonjv91/status/1193502708902367233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I’m impressed so far 😊
>
> — Kelly Paynter (@paynter\_kelly) [November 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/paynter_kelly/status/1193507997487640578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Sign him up in January.
>
> — Sam Callister 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@sam\_callister9) [November 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/sam_callister9/status/1193514574705811456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Everton fans, what have you thought about Djibril Sidibe so far this season?***