The agent and sister of Amadou Onana admits he could've left Everton in January.

Onana was linked with Arsenal last month.

“We could have left this winter," Melissa Onana told the Noya Dur YouTube show. “But we once again sat down and asked the question whether it's the right time, if the player is ready. My job is to put opportunities on the table.

“In the end, he's the one who makes the choice because it's his life and his career. I put the opportunities on the table and he said 'No, I want to stay at Everton and I want to continue to fight'."

“I'm lucky that my brother is intelligent. Which isn't the case for all players.

“So I give him the pros and the cons of a situation that's on the table. We talk about it, he asks me my opinion, and I say, 'This is what I think'. Then, he makes his choice.

“Personally, I'm also not a fan of transfers during the winter. Often, it's to put a stop to a bad situation. It's clubs that are trying to turn a situation around after the transfers they did in the summer. They are clubs that are bleeding, trying to find a plaster."