Everton have announced the signing of Morgan Schneiderlin from Manchester United for an initial fee of £20million, rising to £24million.
The 27-year-old midfielder has agreed a four-and-a-half-year deal at Goodison Park, where he reunites with Ronald Koeman, the Everton manager with whom he worked at Southampton.
"I wanted to move to a club with big ambition and great expectations, to come in every day and work for something that you want to achieve because that's what drives you forward," Schneiderlin told evertonfc.com.
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He scored four goals in 26 Premier League appearances under Koeman in 2014/15, having been at Southampton since 2008.
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In one-and-a-half seasons at United he played 32 PL matches. In total, he has made 127 PL appearances.
Schneiderlin is the player with the more tackles and interceptions combined (772) in the PL since August 2012. He could make his Everton debut at home to Manchester City on Sunday.
See: Schneiderlin is hungry to show his qualities, says Koeman