Everton have signed striker Iliman Ndiaye from Marseille for a fee reported to be in the region of £15million.
Ndiaye joined the Ligue 1 giants at the start of last season from Sheffield United and made 42 appearances. However, he doesn’t feature in the plans of new OM boss Roberto De Zerbi and has been allowed to return to England.
The Senegal international, who has signed a five-year deal at Goodison Park, told evertontv: “I am so pleased to be an Everton player.
“The main reasons I wanted to join were how big the club is, its history and the part I can play in helping the team in the forward direction it is going in. I’m so excited and can’t wait to get going.
“[Sporting director] Kevin [Thelwell] and the manager both spoke to me and made me feel wanted. My Senegal team-mate Idrissa [Gueye] also played a part and spoke highly of the club and a lot of good things.
“I’m so excited. I want to come in and carry on from the team’s progress last season. I feel like I’ll be ready to help and I just want to give it my all to get this club higher up the table.”
We have signed versatile forward Iliman Ndiaye from Olympique Marseille for an undisclosed fee on a five-year deal.
Welcome to Everton, @iliman_ndiaye! 💙
— Everton (@Everton) July 3, 2024
The 24-year-old is Everton’s third summer signing, following Jack Harrison, who has signed on loan from Leeds for another season, and young midfielder Tim Iroegbunam.
Dyche said: “Iliman adds versatility to our attacking options and strengthens our forward line as we look to build on the progress we made as a team last season in terms of chances created.
“He is still young but has experience at European and international level and we feel he will be a really positive addition to our squad.”
