Player reveals Everton ‘insisted’ on clause being included in deal – Wasn’t ‘overly pleased’ when it was triggered
When it was announced that AS Saint-Etienne were going to trigger the option to buy in Niels Nkounkou?s loan from Everton, everyone thought that was a good deal.
The left-back had impressed hugely during his short stint there and the deal made sense, even if the Toffees might have felt they could have received more if they had known how well he was going to play there.
Still, it appeared to all happen in good faith, but the player has since made it very clear in an interview with L?Equipe on Friday that he isn?t happy with how his permanent exit from Everton took place.
This has been caused by Saint-Etienne?s decision to turn down a transfer offer from Eintracht Frankfurt for him, which the player had immediately made clear he wanted to take advantage of. Now, he?s publicly stated he wants to leave the Ligue 2 side, and wants to sort out his situation with the club, which he describes as ?very complicated?.
Asked to elaborate, he said: ?When I arrived at Saint-Etienne over the winter, things were very clear with the leaders. I was coming for six months on loan. Everton wanted to impose the option to buy, but Saint-Etienne weren?t asking for it at first, especially when staying in Ligue 2 wasn?t a guarantee.
?In the end, Everton insisted and the option to buy was included, but we decided not to talk about it. One day, in April, the leaders came to tell me they were going to trigger it. I was surprised and not overly pleased, but because the season was ongoing, I decided to p...
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