The former Lille, Paris Saint-Germain and Roma
defender has signed a five-year contract with the Toffees
Everton have completed the signing of
Lucas Digne from Barcelona for £22m ($29m).
The former Lille, Paris
Saint-Germain and Roma left-back has signed a five-year deal with the Toffees,
ending his two-year stay at Camp Nou.
Everton have landed Digne for an
initial £19.5m (€22m/$25.6m) fee which could eventually rise to £22m
(€25m/$29m) once bonuses are included.
Speaking about his move to
Goodison Park, Digne told Everton's official website: “Everton is a big club
with a great history. I want to play games, win games and excite the fans with
the quality of our football.
“I want to show my best
football here and discover the best league in the world. Everybody loves the
Premier League. I am loving the fact I am coming here.
“I am not afraid, I am excited.
For me, it is a new challenge to discover a country, a league, people and a
great club such as Everton. It is fabulous.”
Everton boss Marco Silva has also
hailed Digne's arrival, adding: “It is important to say that he is a player
who, from the first moment he was contacted, showed enormous desire to play at
Everton.
“He is a high-quality player,
aggressive, with good technical ability and in the past five seasons he has
played two years at Paris St-Germain, one in Roma and for the past two seasons
he has demonstrated his clear quality in Barcelona.
“Lucas is a player who will add
competitiveness in a position where we only had Leighton Baines last season and
he is accustomed to winning. This is his mentality having captured titles in
his career and having these on his résumé.”
Digne emerged through Lille's
famed youth system before moving to PSG in 2013, helping the club win two Ligue
1 titles and two Coupe de la Ligue crowns.
After spending the 2015-16 season
on loan at Roma, Digne moved to Barcelona in 2016 and made 12 La Liga
appearances as the club lifted the Spanish league title last term.
Digne, who was on standby for France's
World Cup-winning squad in the summer, becomes Everton's second summer signing
alongside Richarlison, who joined for £40m ($53m) in July.
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