Soon after having his contract severed due to a lack of playing time, Gylfi Sigurdsson joined a club in his home Iceland.



The former <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/watch-premier-league-on-us-tv-internet/">Premier League</a> player has played for Everton, <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/teams/tottenham-tv-schedule/">Tottenham</a>, and Swansea City. Following the expiration of his five-year contract with the Toffees in 2022, the midfielder was free to pursue other opportunities.



In August 2023, after sitting out a full year, <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/gylfi-sigurdsson-case-dropped-related-to-sex-offense-allegations-20230414-WST-428482.html">Sigurdsson</a> signed a one-year contract with Danish team Lyngby Boldklub. Despite this, the 34-year-old only played in six games for the club before his ‘injury break’.



<h2>What did Lyngby say?</h2>



The midfielder’s six-month stint with the club ended on Thursday when Lyngby announced his departure due to injury. The club <a href="https://lyngby-boldklub.dk/2024/03/14/gylfi-sigurdsson-stopper-i-lyngby-boldklub/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said in a statement</a>: “After his injury break, the Icelander will not return to Lyngby Boldklub.



“It was amid great attention that he was presented at Lyngby at the end of August 2023. But just over six months later, the Icelander is now finished as a Royal Blue. We wish Gylfi Sigurdsson all the best for the future.”



Also, Niclas Kjeldsen, their director of football, stated: “We would like to thank Gylfi for his time at Lyngby. He joined the club after a long break, and we hoped that together we could rediscover his former level.



“Unfortunately, it has turned out that it takes too long to get back to it, which is why he now has to do something else. Gylfi has been a good acquaintance, the breakup is happening without any drama, and we wish him all the best in the future.”



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<h2>What did Gylfi Sigurdsson say?</h2>



However, after leaving the Danish side, 34-year-old Icelandic international Sigurdsson wasted little time finding a new club. Nevertheless, he has returned to his homeland and is once again competing. This time with Valur in the Besta deild karla, the highest level of men’s soccer competition in the nation.



Thanks to his new side, Sigurdsson is officially back in his own country, where he spent his formative years. He signed a two-year deal, and the club was “extremely proud” to announce his arrival.



In an interview, the midfielder discussed his choice to go back to Iceland, <a href="https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2024-03-14-gylfi-thor-er-ordinn-leikmadur-vals-407303" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">saying</a>: “I am extremely happy with my decision to join Val, which in my opinion is an exemplary team.



“I believe that my style of play is well suited to the football that the team wants to play after training with them recently. I have felt good since I attended my first practice, and it will be good to be here. When I decided to come home, I felt it was important to make the right choice.



“The environment offered by Val is very good and on par with the best in the Nordic countries. So, I just have a good feeling about the club and you can feel that there is a lot of ambition here. I’ve never been an Icelandic champion, and considering the personnel at Val, I don’t see anything as an obstacle to us fighting for the title.



“I know some of the team very well and am getting to know others better. It’s a cool mix of experienced men and young and promising guys that I’m looking forward to playing with.”



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Gylfi Sigurdsson joins club in Iceland after Danish stint

Soon after having his contract severed due to a lack of playing time, Gylfi Sigurdsson joined a club in his home Iceland.

Former Everton midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson will not face sexual offense charges related to his 2021 case. Police arrested the now-retired Icelander nearly two years ago on suspicion of child sex offenses. He got out on bail following his arrest. However, he held a travel ban.



A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Police informed <a href="https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2023-04-14-gylfi-sigurdsson-ekki-akaerdur-og-er-laus-allra-mala" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RUV</a> that there was not enough information to continue with the charges. RUV is Iceland’s national public-service broadcasting service. The spokesperson claimed that investigators and prosecutors both agreed to drop the charges.



<h2>Gylfi Sigurdsson will face ‘no further action’ on charges in case</h2>



“The 33-year-old man who was arrested in connection with an investigation opened in June 2021 will face no further action,” Manchester police said in a <a href="https://www.icelandreview.com/news/charges-dropped-against-footballer-gylfi-thor-sigurdsson/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">statement</a> on Friday. “The investigation team and Crown Prosecution Service have been working together and reached the decision that the evidence available at this time does not reach the threshold set out on the Code for Crown Prosecutors.”



“Greater Manchester Police is committed to investigating allegations to secure the best possible outcomes for all involved and will continue to work with partner agencies to ensure individuals are supported throughout investigations and beyond.”



The player has never spoken publicly about the issue. However, his father did ask for the Icelandic government to come to his son’s aid back in October.



<h5>Police previously claimed player was a repeat offender</h5>



Sigurdsson’s case arrived at the prosecutor’s office in February of this year. A statement by area officials at the time claimed suspicion of repeat sexual offenses by the midfielder. Nevertheless, Sigurdsson is now free after charges dropped.



Following his initial arrest, Everton suspended Sigurdsson indefinitely. Danish beverage company State dropped the player from all of their advertisements after the news broke as well. The former Iceland international never played again for the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Premier League</a> club. He officially departed the team in the summer of 2022 after his contract expired. 



Sigurdsson made his debut for Danish side Lyngby in September 2023



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Former Everton midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson will face no further action relating to his arrest case in June of 2021.

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