And, luckily, that trade isn't carpentry, it's midfieldry (clearly no such word), so he could well be what the Blues will be looking for in the summer.
Particularly as David Moyes, somewhat bizarrely, chose the aftermath of the Man United game to single out Manuel Fernandes for criticism.
After scoring a goal of the season contender, seen a few of them at Goodison this term, and looking neat in possession, well he never gave it away, Moyes questioned his work rate.
So it looks like, unfortunately, he'll be going back in the summer.
Only to be replaced by Nicolas Plestan...but probably not!