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Everton have confirmed the signing of Steven Naismith on a four-year deal.
The attcker arrives at Goodison Park on a free transfer after rejecting plans to transfer his previous contract from Rangers to the newco following the Old Firm giant's financial decline.
Naismith shunned approaches from several Premier League clubs, including Stoke City and West Ham, to join the Blues, where he will be reunited with former Ibrox strike partner Nikica Jelavic.
And manager David Moyes is elated with the capture of the versatile 25-year-old.
He said: "We are delighted that Steven has agreed to join us.
"He will be an excellent addition to the players we already have and we look forward to him being fit and ready to play at the start of the season.
"He is an established international who can play in a number of positions. He has a flexibility we always like in our players and which will hopefully prove to be very useful for us."
Naismith was sidelined for the previous nine months with a cruciate knee injury but passed an extensive medical at Finch Farm earlier this week to seal his move south of the border.
And the ex-Kilmarnock man has vowed to repay the faith shown by the club in signing him.
Steven added: "It is a great honour to be joining a club of Everton’s wonderful history and to have the chance to play with such a talented group of players in the world’s best league: the Barclays Premier League, in front of such a passionate group of fans.
"I look forward greatly to working with the manager David Moyes and all the staff at Everton and working hard to deliver on the pitch to repay their, and the chairman Mr Kenwright’s faith and belief in me."
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