It was 21° celsius in London on Sunday so it was curious to see Everton’s Idrissa Gueye wearing tights underneath his shorts as his team lost at Arsenal on the last day of the Premier League season.
Tights appear to be a relatively new look for the 34-year-old Gueye, who started the early part of his career as a footballer in France. When he played for Senegal in the 2022 World Cup he wasn’t wearing tights, and nor did he when he played for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the years before that tournament – not even during the notoriously raw Parisian winters. Perhaps it is age related. They say you feel the cold more the older you get. Decreased circulation, apparently.
Tights appear to be a relatively new look for Idrissa Gueye
Gueye, who has won over 100 international caps, is a role model in his native Senegal and in 2021 was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by president Macky Sall.
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