Michael Keane: Everton sign England defender from Burnley
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Everton have signed Michael Keane from Burnley for a fee that could rise to a club record-equalling £30m.
Keane, 24, moves to Goodison Park after agreeing a five-year contract.
The England defender is Everton's fifth signing of the summer, with Malaga striker Sandro Ramirez also joining on Monday for £5.2m.
Those signings take Everton's spending in this transfer window to more than £90m, a total including a deal worth up to £30m for goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
"Michael was high among the players we wanted to bring to Everton this summer and I'm delighted he is here," said Everton boss Ronald Koeman.
"We knew there would be competition from other clubs but Michael believes in the ambition of Everton and what we want to do and this is the perfect moment for him to come."
Keane added: "I watched a lot of Everton last season and I believe I really suit how the team likes to play.
"I feel like this is a great place to come and continue my development as a player."
Keane started his career at Manchester United but was sold to Burnley by then manager Louis van Gaal for £2m in 2015. United will profit from his move to Everton as they inserted a 25% sell-on clause in the transfer.
Everton's spending spree
Everton have signed England Under-21 goalkeeper Pickford from Sunderland and brought in Ajax captain Davy Klaassen in a move worth almost £24m.
Nigeria striker Henry Onyekuru arrived from KAS Eupen in Belgium for £7m - although he will spend the next 12 months on loan at Anderlecht.
Spanish striker Sandro, 21, has signed a four-year deal at the club after they met the player's £5.2m buyout clause.
He scored 14 goals for Malaga in La Liga in 2016-17, having joined them from Barcelona last summer.
This is not expected to be the end of Everton's big spending, with Koeman determined to test Swansea City's resolve to keep 27-year-old Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.
They could also conduct further business with Burnley this summer, with reports talks have opened to sign striker Andre Gray.
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I just wish the gunners did the same. Good luck to the toffees.
I will take it as a compliment that you are so scared of a future Everton , what with new investment and a new state of the art stadium besides the banks of the royal blue Mersey , that you take time to comment in the negative
Surely, if your club signs a good player then you're happy and if they sign a bad player you're not? Let the billionaires worry about the money. Keane's a good defender!
Conducted himself as a complete professional throughout the summer despite all the speculation and a few footballers could take a leaf out of his book.
I hope we can insert a sell-on clause of our own for when United buy him back for £60m.
fit in perfectly with the Everton fans...he is a gifted grafter
and Keane's signing is brilliant.
Also good that Everton are doing their business early. Not only does it prevent the mad rush but it gives confidence to the players they sign because of the way their transfers were seen as a priority.
As a Spurs supporter, I see them as a threat to be honest.
Proper club though, so fair play to them.
Are we back........ only time will tell but I bloody well hope so! COYB
The Peoples Club is not an allusion to the socialist foundation of the club - we're called The Peoples Club cause most people (from the city) are Evertonians.