Everton sign Richarlison from Watford on five-year contract in £40million deal
Brazilian star will link up with former Hornets boss Marco Silva after making stunning move to Goodison Park
EVERTON have completed the £40million signing of Watford star Richarlison on a five-year deal.
It means the Brazilian is reunited with former Hornets boss Marco Silva at Goodison Park.
And he also becomes the Toffees' first signing of the summer after they missed out on Bordeaux winger Malcom, who has plumped for a last-minute move to Barcelona over Roma.
Speaking to the club’s official website, Richarlison admitted the chance to work with Silva again was too good to turn down.
He said: “I want to have a lot of success with Everton. I think it’s going to be important for me here to be with Marco Silva again. I will learn more because I am still learning as a player and I am to develop and grow here.
“Everton have put their faith in me and I intend to honour this shirt and demonstrate on the pitch why I came here. I’ve known the manager for a while obviously, so I know how he works.
“I developed really well with him while he was with me at Watford. It was really good working with him and one day I believe he can help me to be selected for Brazil in the full national team.
“But that is for the future and my present is here with Everton. I want my dreams to become a reality here at one of the biggest clubs in England.
“I want to score more goals, provide more assists for my teammates and help in whichever way is possible. Everyone in the world knows Everton. It’s a very big club, one of the biggest in England as I said. I am really happy and honoured to be here.”
Boss Silva added: “He is one more player who can help us.
“He is a good player who will make our team and our squad more competitive.
“The competition between our players is really important to me. This is what will make us better as a club, always that competition within the squad.
“The player himself is fast, strong, very good technically and he can play in three positions across the front line. He can also score goals.
“Evertonians will see a player who will be 100 per cent committed to helping our team always.”
