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Everton<\/a> went in with a \u20ac43m bid for Real Betis<\/a> winger Ez Abde on deadline day, but the La Liga outfit rejected it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Strengthening the attacking department during the summer transfer window was high on David Moyes\u2019s agenda, but they left it late, until deadline day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Toffees failed with their late bid to sign Jaime Leweling from Bundesliga side Stuttgart, as the player turned down<\/a> a move to Merseyside as he was keen to stay put at the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Although they managed to secure the signature of Jack Grealish on loan by agreeing to cover the majority of his salary, they sanctioned Iliman Ndiaye\u2019s departure to Manchester City<\/a>, in what saw a top performer head out through the exit door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Everton explored several moves on deadline day to add more in attack and one of them was for Real Betis\u2019 winger 24-year-old Abde.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to Spanish outlet Mundo Betis<\/a>, Everton<\/a> submitted a bid in the region of \u20ac43m in order to convince the La Liga outfit to agree to sell Abde at short notice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Toffees offered to pay over \u20ac35m up front with the rest of the fee based on performance-based conditions, but the Real Betis<\/a> hierarchy refused to consider it and turned it down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Toffees had a hectic deadline day which saw them facing several disappointments, beginning with a collapse in the transfer deal for Folarin Balogun, who failed his medical.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n