Everton agree record £45m deal for Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson
The midfielder is having a medical today
Last updated 16th Aug 2017
Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson is set for a medical at Everton today ahead of his proposed £45million move.
The Icelandic playmaker will finally undergo final checks before aiming to complete his protracted transfer to Goodison Park.
Everton are finally set to secure their number one summer target at a price slightly lower than Swansea had wanted and take their summer spending to over £140million.
Swansea rejected two Everton bids for Sigurdsson, but Toffees boss Ronald Koeman said last weekend that the deal was still close'' after reports that talks between the two clubs had broken down.
Sigurdsson's importance to Swansea was underlined by the fact he scored nine league goals and had 13 assists as the club just avoided relegation from the Premier League last season.
Only two other players, Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and Tottenham's Christian Eriksen, brought more goals and assists to their teams and Everton quickly targeted Sigurdsson as a key signing during a transfer window in which they have spent heavily.
Everton's majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri has spent close to £100m so far in recruiting former favourite Wayne Rooney, Jordan Pickford, Davy Klaassen, Michael Keane, Cuco Martina and Sandro Ramirez.
But that figure will now significantly rise with the capture of Sigurdsson, who can fill a variety of forward positions.
Meanwhile, midfielder Gareth Barry's moved Everton to West Brom.
His new club say he rejected a two-year contract offer at Goodison Park - to sign a one-year deal at the Hawthorns.
They've not revealed how big the fee is.