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Everton target Ishak Belfodil remains on course to join the Blues despite last-ditch talks with his agent delaying the deal.

The Standard Liege forward had been expected to arrive on Merseyside for a medical today, but is still currently in Spain at the Belgian club's winter training camp.

Everton have agreed a £10.5m fee with Standard after Steve Walsh identified him as the man to help support Romelu Lukaku.

But the ECHO understands that late wrangling with the player's representative have paused the transfer going through.

It is believed the issues do not represent a fatal stumbling block to the deal, which is still likely to go through in the next 48 hours.

The 25-year-old only joined Liege in the summer and has had a nomadic career, including spells with Lyon, Bologna, Parma, Inter Milan, Livorno and Baniyas in the United Arab Emirates.