EVERTON have signed Neal Maupay in an estimated £15million transfer from Brighton.
The striker, 26, has penned a three-year deal which includes the option to extend for a further season.
Upon his arrival, Maupay told EvertonTV: “Everton is a great club with unbelievable fans and I am so, so happy to be here.
“It feels amazing. It was an easy choice for me when I started to talk with the club.
“I knew straight away I wanted to play for Everton and help the club to succeed. I’m excited and it’s a new challenge for me.
“I will do everything I can for Everton. That’s what the fans want – they want players that are ready to give their best, and ready to fight.
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“When I step on the pitch, I will run, I will tackle, I will try to make assists and score goals.
“Whatever the team needs, I will do it, because I want to be successful and I want my team to win.”
The Frenchman is not eligible to make his debut against Brentford on Saturday, but he could make an appearance when Everton travel to Elland Road to face Leeds on Tuesday.
Manager Frank Lampard believes Maupay is the perfect player to provide competition for Dominic Calvert-Lewin in attack.
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He said: “We’re delighted to bring Neal to Everton, a player of proven quality in the Premier League.
“We wanted to strengthen our attacking options and Neal provides a goalscoring threat, as well as bags of energy and a fighting spirit that are vital to what we’re building at the club.”
The Toffees almost missed out on signing Maupay, who was close to completing a move to Nottingham Forest.
However, they were able to hijack the deal just one week before the transfer window shuts.
Maupay is Everton’s sixth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Amadou Onana, Conor Coady, Dwight McNeil, Ruben Vinagre and James Tarkowski.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
