The recruitment of the two players in the summer of 2006 broke third-party ownership rules.
Everton’s proposed takeover by 777 Partners was at severe risk of collapse on Wednesday night after owner Farhad Moshiri held crisis talks with the Miami group.
Unai Emery will make a last-minute call on whether Emiliano MartÃnez will face Olympiakos in the Europa Conference League semi-finals