Everton have completed the signing of Thierno Barry from Villarreal for £27m.
The France Under-21 striker has signed a four-year contract with the Toffees until the end of June 2029.
Barry had a £34.5m release clause in his Villarreal contract, but Everton negotiated a lower fee for the 22-year-old, who scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 38 games last season as the Spanish club finished fifth in La Liga to qualify for the Champions League.
He will add to Everton’s attacking resources after Dominic Calvert-Lewin left at the end of his contract.
«I’m very happy,» Barry told Evertontv. «It’s very exciting to be here.
«Everton is a big club in the Premier League. They have a good history and good players have played here, like Wayne Rooney and Romelu Lukaku.
«When I was young, I liked to watch these players, now I want to do like these players who have gone before.»
Forward Armando Broja also exited when his loan ended, returning to Chelsea without the deal being made permanent.
Barry was born in Lyon and left French club Sochaux aged 19 to play in the Belgian second division with Beveren.
The following season, he moved to Swiss Super League club Basel, before joining Villarreal in August 2024 in a deal worth about £13m.
