Olivier Dacourt's £6.5 million move to French side Lens was formally rubber-stamped yesterday.
The midfield ace was at Goodison Park to complete the paperwork that officially ends his 11-month spell with Everton, having joined them for just £3.8 million from Strasbourg in July last year. Everton have raised over £10 million in a week having sold Ibrahima Bakayoko to Marseille for £4-million.
Pierre van Hooijdonk brought an end to his controversial four-year career in British football yesterday with a parting shot at Nottingham Forest.
The Dutch striker completed a £3.5 million move from Forest to Vitesse Arnhem.
Middlesbrough yesterday refused to comment on the latest speculation linking Juninho with a return to the club after Atletico Madrid revealed they are willing to listen to offers for the Brazilian midfielder.
The Teessiders have always claimed they have first refusal on Juninho. Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Wilson is confident that Italian star Benito Carbone will return for pre-season training next week.
Carbone's future at Hillsborough has been under a cloud with the 27-year-old striker rejecting what his agent described as Sheffield's final offer of a new contract, thought to be worth around £21,000 a week, earlier this month.
