Folarin Balogun pulled out of a move to Premier League club Everton Credit: Frederic J. BROWN / AFP

Folarin Balogun’s £40 million ($54 million) move to Everton from Monaco collapsed hours before the transfer window closed because the United States striker pulled out over his “treatment” by the Premier League side, the Ligue 1 club’s managing director said on Wednesday.

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