Report: No Everton move for Lukic

15/01/2015





Updated

The skillful Serbian U19 international midfielder had been expected to sign a professional contract with Partizan but quotes attributed to him in MozzartSport in his homeland suggested that a �40,000 move to Goodison was all but finalised.

Lukic is not yet eligible for a work permit to play in the Premier League so was, according to reports, to be farmed out on loan by Everton to SC Heerenveen for the remainder of the season but despite Lukic's apparent claims, those assertions seem to have been premature.

Belgian journalist Sven Claes tweeted today that Heerenveen sporting director, Hans Vonk, had reacted to the story by saying it's "just a rumour" and with no confirmation from Everton, the Echo's Greg O'Keeffe has weighed in to report that the Blues won't be signing Lukic in the current window after all.

"Once [Everton] were sure I was the one they wanted, they invited me and [things were done] pretty fast," Lukic is reported to have said. "My representatives are currently in England to finalize the details. It remains to be seen whether the deal is fully completed.

"[Everton] have presented me with a concrete plan. The goal is to stay a while in the Netherlands to get better. Then after a year [I'll] return to Everton and play in the Premier League. "

Billed in a recent report as "the hottest prospect in Serbian football" and described by the local Belgrade press as Partizan's jewel, Lukic was being admired by a number of high-profile suitors including Barcelona, Inter Milan, Benfica, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Whether one of those clubs now moves in for him or he remains with Partizan until the summer remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, O'Keeffe suggests that Martinez is looking at "other options" this month but that any business will likely be conducted towards the end of the current transfer window.

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