St Etienne have signed Everton defender Niels Nkounkou.

The fullback was recalled from his loan at Cardiff City today and immediately sent to St Etienne in a similar arrangement.

Nkounkou, who arrived at Everton in July 2020 after the expiry of his contract with Marseille, will now play on loan with Saint-Etienne in Ligue 2 for the second half of the 2022/23 season.

Nkounkou has played primarily at left-back for Everton.