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Everton sign Kevin Mirallas from Olympiakos for £6m
Everton have signed forward Kevin Mirallas on a four-year deal from Olympiakos for a fee of about £6m.
Mirallas, 24, can play both up front and out wide, and scored 20 goals in 25 appearances last season.
"I am very happy because Everton is a big club and for me it's a very good opportunity," he told the club's official website.
He did not sign in time to play against Manchester United on Monday, but will make an appearance at Goodison Park.
Everton's move for Mirallas follows the sale of midfielder Jack Rodwell, who joined Manchester City for £12m last week.
Belgians in the Premier League
- Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
- Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
- Moussa Dembele (Fulham)
- Marouane Fellaini (Everton)
- Vincent Kompany (Man City)
- Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea)
- Simon Mignolet (Sunderland)
Mirallas added: "I've known Everton have been following me for a while and after talking with the manager I decided coming to Everton was the best opportunity for me.
"I know this is a great club with great supporters and a club that has the ability win a lot of games in the Premier League. That's why I came."
Mirallas, who has scored seven times for Belgium, helped Olympiakos to the Greek league championship last season - their 39th title in their history.
The Belgian has also played for Lille and Saint-Etienne, and his arrival will be a further reshuffle of David Moyes' forward options after signing of Nikica Jelavic from Rangers in a £5.5m deal in January.
During that time, Louis Saha left the club on a free transfer and Denis Stracqualursi has returned to Tigre after a season-long loan spell at Goodison Park, while Tim Cahill sealed a move to New York Red Bulls.
The arrival of Mirallas also adds to the Belgian contingent in the Premier League - one of whom, Marouane Fellaini, also plays for Everton.
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Comment number 53.
Linense20th August 2012 - 16:30
Great club, great manager, done the business for a long time on a budget other teams would laugh at and kept the club solvent. The supporters stay behind the team, remember that LIVERPOOL fans, good luck Moyes and Everton and well done the fans.
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matabelemagic20th August 2012 - 13:57
This guy will be so much better than Jack Rodwell... Smartest move in the transfer market so far shifting him for £12m to Man City
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Rudolph20th August 2012 - 12:02
Toomany non British players in EPL but with stupid price tags on Brits we are going to see our national teams fade away although everton have signed a great player you've got to question why the Fa aren't putting rules in place to stop having too many non British players and bringing in rules for fair transfer fees
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Spider20th August 2012 - 11:15
What Moyes does with a limited budget is nothing short of fantastic.
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DrCajetanCoelho20th August 2012 - 7:18
Like Kevin Mirallas young footballers and experienced football managers from tiny Belgium are becoming Globetrotters. One sees them in football leagues in England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Turkey and Greece. Managers Gerets, Preud'homme, Vercauteren, Ariel Jacobs and De Ridder have become household names in different parts of the world.
Dr. Cajetan Coelho
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