One-word Instagram support to ‘quality’ Andros Townsend who has left Everton
By Ed Emeanua
Alex Iwobi and Andros Townsend clearly were friends upon Townsend’s capture by Everton, regardless of commencing their playing roles with rival sides, now Iwobi has demonstrated his backing to his friend after Everton declined to renew his contract.
Townsend took to Instagram to address his departure, tweeting: ‘So my time at Everton has come to an end. Although I am gutted I wasn’t able to recover from my injury in time to help out last season, I will always remember and cherish these moments in particular from my 1st season.’
Bigger Than Life. pic.twitter.com/8QwwI54hja
— Alexander Iwobi (@alexiwobi) June 27, 2023
Amidst a plethora of tweets of support from supporters, Iwobi was swift to respond with ‘Legend!’ in his comments. Townsend in-turn replied with a kind of off the wall tweet of ‘Iwobinho’.
Townsend was at Tottenham for 16 years before moving to Newcastle United, while Iwobi played for Arsenal for the same amount of time up until 2019. Everton failed to extend Townsend’s contract at Goodison Park with the end of his current deal this week, making the winger a free agent.
Townsend teamed-up with the Toffees as a free agent in the summer of 2021, going on to score five times in 23 outings, with former manager Rafa Benitez praising his quality and claiming that he works ‘very’ hard’.
However, Townsend endured a cruciate ligament injury in March 2022 and was yet to return for the Toffees before he was let go.
Fashion Week But We Came Strong. pic.twitter.com/fczozzN9to
— Alexander Iwobi (@alexiwobi) June 26, 2023
Everton News claims that Andros Townsend is a consistent hard worker during his stint at Everton and demonstrated marks of caliber, counting his Premier League Goal of the Month against Burnley, his first strike in Everton’s colors.
The Everton outlet nonetheless contended that: “the 31-year-old was ‘never good enough for the Toffees and shouldn’t really have been signed by Rafa Benitez in the first place.
“While Everton fans will be thankful for his short spell, the club are doing the correct thing in releasing the ‘dead wood’ and hopefully bringing in some more quality”.
