▁he ▁joined ▁M ons , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁getting ▁a ▁new ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁joined ▁R . ▁Fran cs ▁Bor ains ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁club ▁when ▁he ▁signed ▁for ▁Sport ing ▁Char ler oi . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁signed ▁his ▁first ▁permanent ▁contract ▁with ▁Standard ▁Li ège . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁made ▁ 8 4 ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁scoring ▁ 1 1 ▁times . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁heading ▁ability ▁and ▁stam ina , ▁which ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁box - to - box ▁mid field ers ▁in ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁First ▁Division ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁him ▁winning ▁the ▁Eb ony ▁Sho e ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁an ▁award ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁of ▁African ▁descent . ▁ ▁Ever ton ▁After ▁reject ing ▁the ▁adv ances ▁of ▁Manchester ▁United ▁and ▁following ▁reported ▁interest ▁from ▁A ston ▁Villa , ▁Real ▁Madrid , ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁and ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich , ▁F ella ini ▁signed ▁for ▁Ever ton ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁a ▁five - year ▁deal ▁from ▁Standard ▁Li ège ▁for ▁an ▁initial ▁transfer ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 5   mill ion ▁( at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁player ▁and ▁club ▁record ▁for ▁Ever ton ). ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁Ever ton ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁ 3