Gylfi Sigurdsson has spoken of his relief at completing his £45m move to Everton from Swansea City after admitting to a "mentally difficult" wait to conclude his transfer to Goodison Park. The 27-year-old has become Everton's record signing, and taken manager Ronald Koeman's summer spending beyond the £140m mark.
Koeman is ready to include the Iceland midfielder in his squad for Monday's Premier League clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, but Sigirdsson admits that, with his preseason disrupted by the ongoing speculation over his departure from Swansea, he is not yet ready to play 90 minutes for his new team.