PSV Eindhoven star Ibrahim Afellay has revealed that Everton were amongst of a number of clubs interested in signing him this summer.
The 24-year-old Holland international has in the past been strongly linked with a move to the Premier League amid reputed interest from Arsenal and to a lesser extent Liverpool, but despite alleged interest from Everton boss David Moyes and Bundesliga side Hamburg this summer, the talented winger admits he would love to move to Spain in the not too distant future.
The PSB star told NUsport: “There were several clubs that tried to sign me this summer. Hamburg and Everton wanted me, but there has to be a good feeling with a club.
“That was not the case, so I decided to stay at PSV,
"I don't have extremely high standards though. I've never said that I only wanted to join clubs such as Barcelona or Real Madrid.
“I've been told on more than one occasion that I'm aiming too high, but I don't care about that.
"I'd prefer to move to Spain. The Primera Division is a great league and Valencia, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid are all good teams. My colleagues in the Netherlands national side have told me about Spain and I'd be happy to play there.
"However, it's not like I'm disappointed that I still play at PSV. I'm very happy at the club and I never really expected to leave. I was not stressing about moving abroad this summer."