Toffees agree Heitinga fee

30 August 2009 18:30
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} David Moyes has confirmed Everton have agreed a fee with Atletico Madrid for defender Johnny Heitinga.[LNB] The Toffees have offered £5 million for the experienced Dutch international, who only joined Atletico from Ajax last summer for a fee in the region of 10 million euros.[LNB]Everton boss Moyes is keen to bolster his defensive options following Joleon Lescott's switch to Manchester City.[LNB]The 25-year-old could now follow Portsmouth centre-half Sylvain Distin into the club, although Moyes admits there is still work to be done before the deal is finalised.[LNB]He said: "We have not as yet agreed personal terms.[LNB]"I hope we will be able to do that soon, but we have not as yet concluded that part of the move."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports