Everton snapped up Richarlison from Watford on Tuesday.
Everton finally secured their first signing of the summer on Tuesday evening, as they confirmed the arrival of Watford attacker Richarlison.
The Toffees made a big statement early in the summer as they sacked manager Sam Allardyce and director of football Steve Walsh, replacing them with Marco Silva and Marcel Brands respectively.
However, fans have been left waiting and waiting for a new signing, and just last week, some were worried that Everton would be heading into the new season without a single addition.
Everton have though pulled off a deal, with Silva pouncing to raid former club Watford for attacker Richarlison, with The Telegraph reporting that the fee involved is a whopping £40million.
Silva guided Richarlison – who joined Watford from Fluminense last summer – to five goals and four assists in his first 17 Premier League games, but the Brazilian dramatically tailed off last season.
After Silva’s sacking from Watford in January, Richarlison failed to register a single goal or assist, and Hornets fans widely believe that the £40million fee is hugely inflated based off his debut Premier League campaign.
Everton fans appear to be excited about the 21-year-old’s arrival, and one Watford player has taken to Twitter to wish his former teammate good luck.
Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah has sent Richarlison a message congratulating him on his big move to Merseyside, before joking that he won’t be receiving leftover parcels for him at Watford’s training ground.
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