Everton send Jeffers packing
The player was on a year-long loan from Arsenal but now appears to be returning to North London after venting his frustration at a lack of first-team opportunities at Goodison Park.
He has found the net twice since returning to his first club but has often found himself named amongst the substitutes by the the Toffees chief.
Jeffers was not named in the starting XI for the Premiership fixture against Tottenham on Good Friday, despite the club being without forwards Wayne Rooney, Kevin Campbell and Duncan Ferguson.
Now Arsenal - who paid Everton £7.5 million for the striker in 2001 - will have the former England Under-21 star back in their ranks, although he appears well down the pecking order at Highbury.
A statement on the club's website said: "Following a misunderstanding with regard to team selection for the game with Tottenham, Everton can confirm that Francis Jeffers held talks with manager David Moyes on Friday night.
"During the course of that meeting Francis made certain statements with regard to his future, indicating that he no longer wished to play for the manager.
"In an attempt to resolve the situation David met with Francis for a second time on Saturday morning, giving him the opportunity to retract his statement - something he chose not to do."
Meanwhile, Everton defender David Unsworth has admitted he may be set to leave the club in the summer.
The 31-year-old's current contract expires at the end of the season and talks over a new deal have now been put on hold after he was originally offered a one-year extension.
Unsworth now feels the uncertainty over his future is affecting his game and is well aware that his future on Merseyside is up in the air.
"It's certainly a strange situation and it's preying on my mind," he stated.
"Time has gone on and I'm still in exactly the same position regarding any sort of new contract.
"Something is going to have to happen during the summer but, at the moment, I simply don't know whether I'll be staying or going."
