Everton signed Irish goalkeeper Mark Travers of Bournemouth in a £ 4m -reported agreement on Tuesday.

escalation A four -year contract with the Premier League club, which will open their new stadium early next season, agreed.

The 26-year-old said: “I am extremely proud and excited to be a Everton Player entering, you can feel how big this club is and the story that comes with it.

“You really feel that with Fanbase, the new stadium now also the direction in which the club is entering.

“It’s a truly exciting time to be part of this massive football club, and I just can’t wait to go.”

Travers, who made 82 appearances to Bournemouth During his nine years with the club, he will compete with the England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford For the starting place in the David Moyes team.