Everton have accomplished the mortgage signing of Jesper Lindstrom from Napoli, the membership confirmed on Friday.
Lindstrom will be a part of the Toffees for the 2024-25 season with the deal together with an choice to make the transfer everlasting on the finish of the marketing campaign.
The 24-year-old turns into the fourth addition at Goodison Park following the arrivals of Tim Iroegbunam, Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Harrison.
Lindstrom arrives after a troublesome season with Napoli, taking part in simply 416 minutes in 22 league appearances for the Serie A facet.
The Denmark worldwide arrived in Naples from Eintracht Frankfurt the place he scored 14 targets in 80 appearances, serving to the German facet carry the Europa League within the 2021-22 season.
We’ve got accomplished the season-long mortgage signing of Jesper Lindstrom from Napoli, with the settlement together with an choice to make the transfer everlasting subsequent summer time.
— Everton (@Everton) July 26, 2024
“I really feel superb. It’s wonderful to signify Everton,” Lindstrom mentioned in his first interview with the membership.
“It is a massive membership, with massive historical past, a superb stadium and, as I’ve seen, superb amenities as properly. I’m very, very pleased to be right here and I really feel like it is a good match.
“I really heard of Everton’s curiosity some time in the past – not solely from now however beforehand. England is similar to Denmark so I’ll really feel at residence rapidly.
“I’ve spoken to the supervisor. It sounds as if he likes the way in which I play soccer and I could be a good match for the staff with my velocity, so now I wish to ship.”
The seek for one other attacking choice out vast had been the precedence at Everton, having seen Arnaut Danjuma return to Villarreal following the completion of his mortgage deal, and the sale of Lewis Dobbin to Aston Villa.
Everton managed 40 targets final season, the second worst within the Premier League forward of Sheffield United (35), and Dyche believes Lindstrom has loads to supply within the closing third.
“Jesper is a participant with superb capability who can function in quite a few totally different attacking roles, which can profit us heading into the brand new season,” mentioned Dyche.
“He joins us with a variety of various experiences. He’s hungry and wanting to succeed with us, and that’s a robust place to begin as we glance so as to add extra productiveness to our assault.”
