Everton have accomplished the signing of striker Neal Maupay from Premier League rivals Brighton for an undisclosed charge.
The French participant has joined the Toffees on a three-year deal, preserving him on the membership till 2025.
Maupay has scored 26 targets in 102 appearances for Brighton, having signed for the Seagulls for £16m from Brentford in 2019.
“Everton is a good membership with unbelievable followers and I’m so, so pleased to be right here,” the 26-year-old mentioned.
“It feels superb. It was a straightforward alternative for me once I began to speak with the membership. I knew right away I needed to play for Everton and assist the membership to succeed.
“I’m excited and it is a new problem for me.”
Maupay turns into Everton’s sixth signing of the summer season following the arrivals of James Tarkowski, Ruben Vinagre, Dwight McNeil, Conor Coady and Amadou Onana.
Everton boss Frank Lampard has been eager to strengthen his attacking choices after dropping Richarlison to Tottenham in the summertime and an early-season damage to Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
“We’re delighted to deliver Neal to Everton, a participant of confirmed high quality within the Premier League,” he mentioned.
“We needed to strengthen our attacking choices and Neal offers a goalscoring risk, in addition to baggage of power and a preventing spirit which can be important to what we’re constructing on the membership.”
