Everton have accomplished the signing of midfielder Tim Iroegbunam from Aston Villa for a price reported to be within the area of £9million.
The 20-year-old has signed a three-year deal at Goodison Park having discovered alternatives restricted at Villa underneath Unai Emery.
Iroegbunam began only one Premier League recreation final season regardless of impressing on mortgage at QPR throughout the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
The England Beneath-20 worldwide instructed evertontv: “I’m more than happy. Everton is an incredible membership, an enormous membership and I’m simply actually completely satisfied to affix and I can’t wait to get began.
“It was a transfer that I didn’t wish to cross by. I wished to take the chance.
“After I spoke to [director of football] Kevin [Thelwell], he instructed me extra in regards to the membership – its historical past, the long run and the place they see me enjoying. It made me really feel very excited as a result of there are massive issues coming, particularly with the brand new stadium.
“After I’ve been to Goodison as an opposition participant, I’ve seen how the Everton followers are. You’ll be able to inform immediately what the ambiance is like – they’re at all times backing the staff. I’m going to work onerous for them.
“I simply can’t wait to get began. I’m going to offer all the things and I can’t wait to indicate what I can deliver to this membership.”
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Toffees boss Sean Dyche was delighted to have made his first signing of the summer season.
He stated: ”We’re happy so as to add Tim to our midfield choices. He’s a younger participant who continues to be studying and growing however clearly has quite a lot of the qualities we would like in that space of the pitch.
“My teaching workers and I are wanting ahead to beginning to work with him in pre-season.”