Yobo to stick with Toffees

Nigerian international defender Joseph Yobo will make his loan move to Premiership high-fliers Everton permanent in a deal worth…

Nigerian international defender Joseph Yobo will make his loan move to Premiership high-fliers Everton permanent in a deal worth around €7 million, the French club said on Wednesday.

Yobo, 22, who has been on loan from French side Marseille since the start of the season, has played a major role in the English side's surge into fourth spot in the English Premiership this season.

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