Soccer - England - Premier League - Everton v Watford - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - October 23, 2021 Everton's Lucas Digne in action Action Images via Reuters/Molly Darlington/File Photo
(Reuters) - Everton defender Lucas Digne said he did not expect his time at the Merseyside club "to end this way" ahead of an impending move to Premier League rivals Aston Villa, after falling out of favour with manager Rafa Benitez.
Digne, who joined Everton from Barcelona in 2018, has not played for the 15th-placed team since Dec. 1.
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