Bournemouth sign Brazil's Evanilson in club record £40m deal

Bournemouth person completed nan signing of Brazilian striker Evanilson from Porto successful a nine grounds £40.2m deal.

Evanilson, 24, scored 60 goals successful 154 appearances for Porto during his 4 years successful Portugal.

The Cherries will salary an first interest of £31.7m pinch nan imaginable for different £8.5m connected top, should definite clauses beryllium met.

Bournemouth main executive Neill Blake said: "Evanilson is simply a hugely sought-after striker and for america to bring him to nan nine successful a record-breaking woody shows our ambition and intent.

"Having scored 25 goals past season, including goals successful nan Champions League, we consciousness that his acquisition and expertise contempt only being 24 will thief america to lucifer our ambitions moving forward.

"It's good known that we were keen connected bringing a striker to nan shot nine and for america to complete this woody truthful quickly is simply a testament to our recruitment team."

Evanilson is simply a two-time Brazil international, having won his first elder world headdress earlier this year.

He was portion of Brazil's squad astatine nan Copa America, featuring arsenic a precocious substitute successful their quarter-final exit to Uruguay.

The caller enlistee will deterioration nan number 9 garment vacated by Dominic Solanke, who signed for Tottenham successful a woody worthy up to £65m earlier this month.