Philippe Senderos makes a new start at Everton with thanks to Arsenal

Philippe Senderos has conceded he can have no complaints about being frozen out of Arsenal by Arsène Wenger and that his six-month loan to Everton marks a critical period for a career in need of revival at club and international level. The 24-year-old was unveiled as Everton's second loan signing of the transfer window today and becomes a free agent when his Arsenal contract expires this summer, having made only two Carling Cup appearances for Wenger's team this term. Senderos admitted he is under pressure to impress David Moyes quickly in his attempts to secure a permanent transfer to Goodison Park, with no agreement for a long-term deal in place at present, and to secure a role in Switzerland's World Cup squad after the manager, Ottmar Hitzfeld, said he would not consider players confined to the sidelines. Senderos's current options are a far cry from the clamour for his signature as a highly rated teenager but the centre-half, who was also sent on loan to Milan for a season by Wenger, admits he failed to seize the opportunities that came his way at Arsenal. "They gave me a fair chance," Senderos said. "But at big clubs you have a lot of players and two or three games a week and, if they come in and do well, they will take your place. That's what happened to me. I don't think I've been unfairly treated apart from the last few months but even then the players in the team were doing well and staying in. "I am not bitter at leaving. Arsenal are a big club who gave me a lot and I owe a lot to them. They took me from Switzerland when I was 18 and I got to play in a Champions League final and to win the FA Cup. I am proud to say I was an Arsenal player but I couldn't go on not playing every week. I needed to move. I didn't just move to Everton for opportunities, I've moved to Everton because it's a massive club and I can see myself growing as a player and as a man here." Moyes confirmed Everton have concluded a deal to sign the Slovakia goalkeeper Jan Mucha on a free transfer from Legia Warsaw when his contract expires with the Polish club at the end of this season. Having signed Landon Donovan and Senderos on loan this month and made inquiries about a free transfer for the Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford at the end of the season, the Everton manager believes this window indicates that the days of exorbitant transfer fees are numbered – with the exception of isolated clubs such as Manchester City and Chelsea. "Not every club has the same problems but, if you see some of the debts the really big clubs have now, then what is it like for those who don't have the same revenue?" asked Moyes. "It has been like this for a while now and maybe transfer fees are going to be a thing of the past. Maybe there are not going to be many of the big ones in seasons to come. And that will apply to a lot of clubs." Senderos is likely to be on the bench tomorrow when Everton host Sunderland, with Mikel Arteta doubtful after suffering a groin strain in a behind-closed-doors game arranged to improve his recovery from a cruciate injury on Monday.