Nigeria’s Alex Nwobi is set for a new adventure iun the EPL League as he is moving to Everton from Arsenal.
He had his inspiring rating sealed with a transfer fee of 40m dollars, which stand ahead of his other compatriots in global soccer.
According to AFP, Everton sealed the deadline-day signing of x Iwobi on Thursday for a reported fee of £28 million ($40 million), completing a busy transfer window for the club.
Nigeria international Iwobi penned a five-year deal which was only announced more than four hours after the transfer deadline of 1700 local time (1600 GMT).
The 23-year-old, capped 36 times by Nigeria, scored 15 goals in 149 appearances for Arsenal after making his first-team debut in 2015.
“He is still young but already with a lot of top-level experience –- 100 Premier League matches, more in Europe and many international games,” said Everton manager Marco Silva.
Iwobi is the seventh new arrival at Goodison Park in the close season, following Italy striker Moise Kean — who joined from Serie A champions Juventus for 27.5 million euros ($31m, £25m) — right-back Djibril Sidibe, midfielders Andre Gomes, Fabian Delph and Jean-Philippe Gbamin, as well as goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.
