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Fiorentina winger Mirallas slams Everton: They don't know what they're doing

Fiorentina winger Kevin Mirallas has taken fresh aim at parent club Everton.

Mirallas has already declared he won't be returning to the Blues after his loan in Florence expires.

He told Sport/Foot: “During Ronald Koeman's first year, I wasn't sure whether to renew my contract. Did I really want to stay here or try something new? Seeing my son happy at school, my wife's joy and knowing how good I felt at the club eventually led me to sign for an extra three years.

“The club had warned us, using Ross Barkley as an example, they'd sign new players only if we didn't sign new contracts. Ross didn't, I did. In the end, they signed David Klaassen to replace him, then two weeks later Gylfi Sigurdsson, another number 10, and then 3-4 wingers.

“We all looked at each other confused. The priority was to replace Romelu Lukaku, but that didn't happen. The manager bought, bought and bought and we had six catastrophic months. They're small details, but when I arrived, the club felt like a family. When I left, I felt like it became a business where they bought without really knowing what they were doing."

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