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LONDON Jan 31 (Reuters) – Everton let striker Louis
Saha join Tottenham Hotspur on loan and signed Croatia forward
Nikica Jelavic from Scottish champions Rangers on transfer
deadline day on Tuesday.
The Liverpool-based side also took former midfielder Steven
Pienaar back on loan from Spurs for the rest of the season,
David Moyes’ side said on their website (www.evertonfc.com)
after the window had officially shut.
The South African has suffered a series of injury problems
at Tottenham since joining from Everton in January last year.
Tottenham’s capture of injury-prone Frenchman Saha was the
biggest surprise on a traditionally busy date for Spurs, who are
allowing little-used frontman Roman Pavlyuchenko to talk to
Lokomotiv Moscow in his native Russia after agreeing a fee.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp told reporters the deal for former
Manchester United forward Saha was a loan until the end of the
season with an option to buy.
The Premier League challengers have also let defender
Sebastien Bassong join Wolverhampton Wanderers on a six-month
loan. Reports said Spurs were trying to bring in New Zealand
centre back Ryan Nelsen from Blackburn Rovers as the window
closed.
Jelavic has joined mid-table Everton on a four-and-a-half
year contract for an undisclosed fee with media reports
estimating the transfer fee to be around eight million pounds
($12.62 million).
Jelavic, 26, started his first-team career at Hajduk Split
before having spells at Zulte Waregem in Belgium and Rapid
Vienna before joining Rangers in 2010.
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