Everton land Lennon permanently with winger signing from Spurs

Another deal has been done on Transfer Deadline Day, with Everton, odds-on at 4/6 with Coral for a top 10 Premier League finish, making their second signing in a matter of hours, following the capture of centre back Ramiro Funes Mori who completed a £9.5m move from River Plate.

This time, it is Aaron Lennon, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Goodison Park, with the winger completing a switch in the region of £4.5m from Tottenham on a three-year deal.

CONFIRMED: We have completed the signing of @aaron7lennon from Tottenham on a three-year deal. #WelcomeBackAaron pic.twitter.com/uAGH7QCxTu

— Everton (@Everton) September 1, 2015

Boss Roberto Martinez said: “We are delighted to welcome Aaron back to Everton. We know we are getting a player our fans know inside out. He had a major role in the second half of our season and we’re looking forward to Aaron kicking on and continuing to enjoy his football, as well as being the productive player we know he can be.

“He is well-respected in the dressing room, his experience in the Premier League is immense and he will immediately add to our squad and to the ambition we have as a club.”

Although the 28-year-old only scored two goals and contributed one assist for the Toffees, he has good Premier League pedigree, with 30 strikes and 77 assists while at Spurs.

Martinez was understood to be interested in Ukrainian winger Andriy Yarmolenko, but this move failed to materialise.