Everton made a last-minute addition on transfer deadline day with the loan signing of the Belgian teenager David Henen. The 18-year-old had been training with Everton until recently but his parent club, Anderlecht, decided to sell him to the Greek side Olympiakos on Monday. However, Everton struck a deal to bring the youth international forward back to England for a season-long loan, although the paperwork was not completed until late in the day. Advertisement The club have confirmed the deal has now been ratified by the Premier League and Henen will link up with Everton’s Under-21 side after playing for Belgium Under-19s in Serbia during the international break. “As we had said previously he’s someone whose potential we recognise and at this stage he will go into the under-21 development squad,” said the manager Roberto Martínez. “We’re looking forward to working with him this season.” Martínez had also tried to bring in the Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley after it became apparent the 25-year-old, in the final 12 months of his contract at Old Trafford, was available. United had agreed a fee with Aston Villa and the player was set to undergo a medical until Martínez, who previously had Cleverley on loan for a season while at Wigan, stepped in.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 22:46:14 +0000
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