Everton have completed the signing of Udinese striker Beto.

Beto has reached an agreement with Everton until the summer of 2027. Everton have splashed out 30m to sign the centre-forward.

"It feels good to join Everton," said Beto, who was linked with the club during the January transfer window.

"Everton is a big, big club in the Premier League, well respected and has big history. It was easy to make this move.

"When a club like Everton tries to buy you in January and then comes again in the summer, you feel like, 'OK, they want me for real', so that made the decision easy for me as well.

"My idol, Samuel Eto'o, played here, too, which makes it even more special."

Blues manager Sean Dyche also said: "We have been eager to strengthen our striking options to add more attacking quality to our squad and the arrival of Beto gives us that.

"He has impressed in a top league like Serie A for the past two seasons and scored goals. As a powerful striker who can carry the ball, hold up play, is strong in the air and works hard for the team, he has a lot of attributes that we hope can see him prove to be a success with Everton."

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