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| Amadou Onana poses for a photograph after signing for Everton at Finch Farm on August 09 2022 in Halewood, England. |
Everton have signed Belgium international Amadou Onana from Lille for a fee reported to be in the region of £33 million ($40m).
The 20-year-old midfielder has agreed a five-year contract at Goodison Park and becomes the Toffees’ fifth summer signing after James Tarkowski, Ruben Vinagre, Conor Coady and Dwight McNeil.
Speaking to evertontv, Onana said: “It feels great to join Everton. I know it’s a big, big club, one of the biggest in England. It’s something I want to be part of for many years.
“Everyone here showed they really wanted me and they have a plan for me, so I really appreciated the talks I had with the manager and director of football. They told me how they wanted me to play and I enjoyed it.“They both have a lot of ambition and that’s the type of guy I am so it matches.”
Onana highlighted manager Frank Lampard as a key reason behind the move, saying: “He played at the highest level, won many things and was a midfielder, too.
“It means a lot to have interest from him and I think he can teach me many things.”
