Few men could boil blood or shake up controversy quite as expertly as Neal Maupay.
Whether it was the infamous spat between Maupay and Tottenham’s James Maddison, using Tim Robbins’ escape from Shawshank Redemption as a metaphor for his Everton departure, or generally acting like something beginning with ‘s’ and ending in ‘house’, the former Brighton and Brentford striker become the posterboy for Premier League irritants.
Furthermore, with just one goal in 29 top-flight games for Everton, it’s fair to say there were few Toffees fans disappointed to see him go.
Imagine a world in which Warden Samuel Norton was only too happy to see Andy Dufresne burrow his way through the tunnels, and you get the idea.
All of which makes the fact that Maupay is now an inspirational figure in Marseille’s Ligue 1 charge all the more surprising.
