Why Everton are unlikely to see Youssef Chermiti payday despite Galatasaray bid
Everton are set to miss out on a financial windfall from Youssef Chermiti.
The Blues sold the 22-year-old to Rangers last summer, and he notched 15 Scottish Premiership goals.
It did not work on Merseyside as he failed to score in his 24 senior games, but he has thrived at Ibrox.
That has led to interest from Galatasaray, who have had a bid rejected, according to several outlets in Scotland.
However, any interest is unlikely to materialise now, meaning that David Moyes' side will not be seeing any payday.
The Toffees had a sell-on clause in the deal that took him to Glasgow, but it is unlikely that they benefit from that this summer.
Why Everton won't see Youssef Chermiti profit this summer
Everton have already missed out on a sell-on clause when Ben Godfrey joined Derek McInnes' side on loan.
They did receive around £3million from Anthony Gordon's move to Barcelona.
They have a sell-on clause in the £8.5m deal that saw the young forward exit, per the Liverpool Echo's Joe Thomas.
However, Chermiti suffered an injury while featuring in the Gers' 2-1 loss to Hibernian.
He was stretchered off the pitch and surely that scuppers any potential exit, including to the Turkish giants, and also stops the Blues from profiting.
Should Everton have kept Chermiti?
After Chermiti's form in Scotland and Thierno Barry's struggles in the Premier League, there were question marks over the decision-making last summer.
However, it was the right call at the time, as he was never going to make it with the Hill Dickinson Stadium side, judging from the time that he was on the pitch for them.
Barry still has plenty of time to come good, and his return of eight league goals is not the worst for his first season in the division.
Perhaps, most importantly, it is eight more than Chermiti ever managed for the club.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially when it comes to football, but it made sense to let the now Gers star depart, and sign a new option.
The Frenchman could still come good, and has shown signs of progress, which justifies the call.