The 27-year-old has been transformed under David Moyes and has proved to be one of the Toffees’ most important players in recent weeks.
This has come as a surprise after appearing to be so close to departing Merseyside after a failed spell under Sean Dyche in his opening season and a half.
Despite his recent success, the Guinea-Bissau international now has every reason to feel let down with what the Premier League have done.
The former Udinese forward was electric during the month of February and as a result, was unsurprisingly nominated for the Player of the Month award.
His influence resulted in the Toffees picking up an excellent nine points which has carried them well-clear of a relegation battle.
The Bissau-Guinean was up for the award against Jean-Philippe Mateta, Yankuba Minteh, Mohamed Salah, Djed Spence and Dominik Szoboszlai.
It could be said that the most deserving of the award was the Evertonian forward but much to his frustration, the award hasn’t gone his way.
Instead, Salah has been handed yet another monthly accolade as the Reds look destined to secure their second Premier League title.
It has to be said that Salah put in excellent displays across the month of February which makes him a worthy winner of the award.
Regardless of this, is the performances of the best player in the league for the table-topping side really deserving of the award? Maybe not.
That won’t stop the Goodison Park faithful and their 27-year-old striker feeling as if the decision has gone against them.
