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Report: £7m Everton man Henry Onyekuru set for Galatasaray loan

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Henry Onyekuru has not made his Premier League debut for Everton yet and will now reportedly move on loan to Galatasaray.

Henry Onyekuru of Anderlecht in action during the UEFA Champions League group B match between RSC Anderlecht and Bayern Muenchen at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium on November 22, 2017 in...

Everton fans will have to wait a little longer to get their first glimpse of Henry Onyekuru.

The Toffees beat a whole host of clubs from across the continent when they signed the Nigerian phenomenon for £7 million last summer from Belgian outfit KAS Eupen.

Thanks to work permit issues, however, Onyekuru was unable to play in the Premier League last season so returned to Belgium via a loan spell at Anderlecht.

And, according to Turkish publication Milliyet, the 21-year-old looks set to leave the Toffees on a temporary spell once again.

It is understood that he is heading to the reigning Super Lig champions Galatasaray, and could therefore be playing Champions League football next season.

Anderlecht's Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru (L) vies for the ball with Paris Saint-Germain's French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match...

Onyekuru is a forward with real potential. He scored 24 goals in 41 games for Eupen in 2016/17 to earn that big-money move to Everton after establishing himself as one of the most sought-after young strikers on the continent.

And the two-time Nigeria international, who wears his first name on the back of his shirt in homage to Thierry Henry, netted a further ten goals at Anderlecht last season while featuring six times in the Champions League.

He was not short of critics, however, with his own manager often digging him out for a perceived naivety and lack of work ethic.

Anderlecht's Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru (L) vies with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender Dani Alves during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match between RSC...