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14-09-2014, 05:00 AM
Martinez mitigated Henen risk with deadline-day deal.
The full details of the curious deadline-day arrangement that saw David Henen transferred from Anderlecht to Olympiakos only to end up staying at Everton on loan are explained by Greg O'Keeffe in the Liverpool Echo.
Henen seemed destined to join the Blues on a permanent basis from the Belgian giants over the summer but spent almost two months training at Finch Farm without a deal ever being concluded.
Ultimately, it took the impending closure of the transfer window at the beginning of the month to force the issue after Roberto Martinez decided he needed more time to assess the 18-year-old before he was willing to shell out any money.
According to O'Keeffe's reporting, the terms of the arrangement struck on 1st September mean that Henen was officially sold to Olympiakos for £300,000 but Everton have the option to purchase him for £500,000 next summer if he impresses during what amounts to a year-long trial.
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The full details of the curious deadline-day arrangement that saw David Henen transferred from Anderlecht to Olympiakos only to end up staying at Everton on loan are explained by Greg O'Keeffe in the Liverpool Echo.
Henen seemed destined to join the Blues on a permanent basis from the Belgian giants over the summer but spent almost two months training at Finch Farm without a deal ever being concluded.
Ultimately, it took the impending closure of the transfer window at the beginning of the month to force the issue after Roberto Martinez decided he needed more time to assess the 18-year-old before he was willing to shell out any money.
According to O'Keeffe's reporting, the terms of the arrangement struck on 1st September mean that Henen was officially sold to Olympiakos for £300,000 but Everton have the option to purchase him for £500,000 next summer if he impresses during what amounts to a year-long trial.
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