Blues sign Bolasie
Yannick Bolasie has completed a £25 million move to Everton.
Yannick Bolasie has completed a £25 million move from Crystal Palace to Everton.
The winger has signed a 5 year deal at Goodison Park - the fee could rise depending on add-ons included in the contract.
Speaking to the official Everton website, Bolasie says:
"I'm looking forward to putting on this Everton shirt. It's a very big club - I've played here over the years, I know what the supporters are like. It's the kind of support that I dream of and hopefully they will be behind my back when I get going.
"I've joined a club that has loads of quality players - and that has produced a lot of quality players as well. I'm looking forward to playing with them.
"The manager, I've known about him previously, I think there was a little bit of interest when he was at Southampton. It's going to be good to take some tips off him, I just want to get better and better."
Speaking after the signing was confirmed, Koeman said:
"Yannick is a player who has been a long time on my radar because he's the type of winger I like - strong, fast and he can play in different positions in the forward line. He's a really good signing for the club.
"At 27 he's a good age and he has experience in the Premier League. He will give strength to the team and I'm very pleased to have Yannick as part of what we are trying to build here at Everton."