Everton sign Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun for £27m

Everton have announced the signing of Turkey striker Cenk Tosun on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

The Toffees announced the deal for the Besiktas man at half-time of their FA Cup clash at local rivals Liverpool.

A fee of £27million has been reported and the player - who has scored 41 goals in 96 Turkish Super Lig games since the start of the 2014-15 season - says boss Sam Allardyce was a key factor.

"It feels great to be an Everton player," Tosun told evertontv.

"I'm really happy to be here and happy that everything is done. I'm really excited to play for Everton as soon as possible. Everton is a great club with a big history and a big culture and I'm looking forward to showing the fans the kind of player I am.

"I bring my skills here and everybody is going to see what kind of player I am. I believe I can be a good player in the Premier League for Everton.

"I'm really excited to work with my new teammates because Everton has really, really big names, big players. I'm excited to play with them and to learn from them as well, players like Wayne Rooney and the very good creative players we have here, too. They can help me score goals.

For his part, Allardyce does not feel he could have done a better deal.

He said: "This lad looks like he is strong mentally and has a good pedigree.

"He is Turkey's number one striker and has scored goals in the Champions League and the Turkish League but he is desperate to play here in the Premier League.

"We looked at the qualities of the player, his talent and goal-scoring, and his resilience, too. I do not think you can look any more than we have done and, for the price, he is the best in Europe at the moment."