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Everton confirm club-record £45m capture of Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson as summer saga ends

Everton have completed the signing of Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson for a club-record £45million after he completed his medical on Wednesday.

The Iceland international has signed a fear-year deal at Goodison Park worth £100,000 a week, ending one of the summer's most protracted transfer sagas. Ronald Koeman's side will pay an initial fee of £40m and two £2.5m add-ons.

Sigurdsson's arrival on Merseyside means Koeman's side has now spent £144m this summer, as the club look to challenge for a Champions League place in the Dutchman's second season.

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Everton have completed the signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson for a club-record £45million
Sigurdsson  has been named Swansea's player of the year in each of the previous two seasons
Sigurdsson has been named Swansea's player of the year in each of the previous two seasons
Six of Everton's top seven biggest ever transfer fees have now been paid by Farhad Moshiri
Six of Everton's top seven biggest ever transfer fees have now been paid by Farhad Moshiri

Leicester City also made a £40m offer but Sigurdsson had his heart set on a move to Goodison.