Ruben Vinagre has become Everton’s signing of the summer.
Vinagre arrives on a season-long loan from Sporting Lisbon and joins Vitalii Mykolenko in providing depth to the left-back position at Goodison Park.
The 23-year-old previous spent four years on the books at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where the Blues’ sporting director Kevin Thelwell also worked.
He said: “It’s a dream come true to join a big club like Everton.
“The opportunity to work with very good players and a very good coach in Frank Lampard made me excited to sign.
“The manager is a football legend. Everybody knows him and the opportunity to work with and learn from him and someone like Ashley Cole – one of football’s best left-backs – is very big for me.
“Kevin was important, too, because he knows me very well from when we worked together at Wolves.
“He explained to me about Everton’s proud history and the qualities you need here because it’s a very big club and you have to give everything for the supporters.”