Toffee’s £2.8million bid hits a snagEverton’s £2.8million move to make Mikel Arteta a permanent fixture at the club has been caught up in a Spanish tax loophole.
After shelling out £1m for his loan move from Real Sociedad last term, Goodison boss David Moyes has agreed to take up the option of a full-time move for the midfielder however the toffee’s are now struggling to complete a deal after failing to agree personal terms.
The former Rangers ace has been offered £16,000 a week. But favourable tax rates back home have left Arteta facing a pay cut if he completes his switch.
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