The agent of ex-Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin has claimed his client gave up a lot of money for his freedom.

Having joined the Toffees from German side FSV Mainz in the summer of 2019, Gbamin struggled in the Premier League.

The Ivory Coast international was injured for most of his time at the club, while he had loan spells at CSKA Moscow and Trabzonspor.

“It was not easy to cancel the contract with Everton. JP left a one-year salary on the table, worth £5m," his agent Bernard Collignon told the Guardian.

“He didn't take any money. The club had to wait until the end of the window to see if there was a club who wanted to buy him, but nobody wanted to pay Everton's price, especially for a player that can sign [a pre-contract agreement] for free in January.

“We found the agreement of canceling the contract 20 minutes before the deadline, at 11.40pm. Once the deadline is passed, you cannot cancel the contract in the same way."