Beni Baningime laughs off Hearts 'agent fee' quip as he reveals talks with Everton pal Ellis Simms

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Beni Baningime didn’t have to sell Hearts to new boy Ellis Simms. But the Tynecastle ace reckons his old Everton mate is going to make defenders pay heavily during a lightning loan period in Gorgie.

Baningime’s return from a two-month absence as a sub against Celtic has offered a huge boost to boss Robbie Neilson. Yet the efforts of Simms from the bench in the same agonising loss was just as big a bonus for the Hearts manager.Negotiations were concluded for the striker to join-up just hours before the game and the 21-year-old was pitched straight into the squad.Get all the latest Sports news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Facebook groups and Record Sport Instagram.Trailing 2-0 at half-time, Neilson elected to thrust Simms almost immediately into the action for the second period and the pay-off was instant.The Toffees kid caused huge problems to the Celtic backline with his strength, hold-up play and running power.Simms played a huge part in the recovery which almost rescued a point and that didn’t come as a shock to Baningime.He had trained with his mate at first-team level at Finch Farm before coming north and knows Simms’ qualities.The pair discussed the switch beforehand and, although he outlined the huge stage on offer at Hearts, Simms didn’t need any convincing.Baningime laughed that his agent fee was