Everton have completed the signing of Portuguese striker Beto from Serie A side Udinese for a fee reportedly worth up to £30m.
Beto, who is a 6ft 4inch striker, scored 10 goals in the Serie A last season and is set to help the Toffees team find the back of the net this new season.
Speaking on his transfer, Beto, who was linked with the Toffees during the January transfer window said: “It feels good to join Everton.”
“Everton is a big, big club in the Premier League, well respected and has big history. It was easy to make this move.”
“When a club like Everton tries to buy you in January and then comes again in the summer, you feel like, ‘OK, they want me for real’, so that made the decision easy for me as well.”
“My idol, Samuel Eto’o, played here, too, which makes it even more special.”
Everton are set to play Doncaster Rovers away in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday (20:00 BST) before they visit Sheffield United in the league on Saturday (12:30).
Toffees boss Dyche also noted that: “We have been eager to strengthen our striking options to add more attacking quality to our squad and the arrival of Beto gives us that.”
“He has impressed in a top league like Serie A for the past two seasons and scored goals. As a powerful striker who can carry the ball, hold up play, is strong in the air and works hard for the team, he has a lot of attributes that we hope can see him prove to be a success with Everton.”
Everton have already signed Youssef Chermiti from Sporting Lisbon for £15m with the 19-year-old striker making his debut in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat by Wolves.
The Merseyside club also signed veteran Ashley Young as a free agent alongside forwards Arnaut Danjuma and Jack Harrison on loan.
Who Is Everton New Boy Beto?
Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal, known as Beto, is a Portuguese professional footballer who was born on 31st January, 1998 and plays as a striker for Everton.
Beto was born in Lisbon but he is of Bissau-Guinean descent and started his senior career with amateurs União Tires in the Lisbon Football Association.
The striker signed with Olímpico Montijo of the third division in 2018 and finished second in the goalscorers chat with 21 goals.
Everton new boy Beto, moved to the Primeira Liga on 3 June 2019, after he signed for Portimonense on a four-year contract.
Beto then made his debut in the league on 9th August, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Belenenses SAD.
He scored his first goal for the club on 8th November 2020, but in a 3–1 away loss to Porto – he subsequently bagged 10 more goals during the season.
He transferred to Italian club Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy in the last year of the 2021 summer transfer window.
The new kid on the block for Everton scored four goals in his first 10 Serie A matches, helping his team earn six points in total.
Beto netted a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Cagliari on 3 April 2022 and now on 29th August 2023, he joined Premier League side Everton on a four-year deal for a reported fee of around £25.8 million (€30 million).
