Midfielder, Jesper Lindstrøm has joined Everton on a season-long loan from Napoli.
Lindstrøm will spend this season with Sean Dyche’s Toffees albeit with the club having paid a £1.7m loan fee, with option of making the move permanent for £19m next summer.
Speaking to evertontv. about his move, Lindstrøm commented: “I feel very good. It’s amazing to represent Everton. This is a big club, with big history, a good stadium and, as I’ve seen, very good facilities as well.
“I’m very, very happy to be here and I feel like this is a good fit.”
On playing under Dyche this season, Lindstrøm is keen to get underway but iterated that “trust” will be key to a successful season.
“I’ve spoken to the manager. It sounds as though he likes the way I play football and I can be a good fit for the team with my speed, so now I want to deliver.
“I know he trusts me and that’s another reason I’m here – because I need that trust from the coach and I need trust from my teammates. I’m ready to show them I can help.
“I am 100 per cent ready. I’m so hungry. This pre-season feels long because I just want to play football, I just want to be out there in the stadium. Last year was a tough year for me but I’m so happy to be here now and I can’t wait to get started.”
Lindstrøm warned fans to expect to see energetic pace and technical quality from him as he continued: “I’m a fast player with a good technique and a good shot, so I think I can add speed on the counter-attacks and I can play in several positions – as a number 10, as a winger.
“I will give my best. I like to score goals, provide assists and create chances. I hope I can do that here – I know I can do that here. I know how the team plays and I have some very good teammates. I am ready to give everything.”
This season will be Everton’s last at Goodison Park and Lindstrøm is happy to get the chance to experience the history, ahead of their move to the new stadium.
“It’s going to be so good for the Club to be in the new stadium but the history of Goodison is special, especially for the fans who have been here for so many years.
“I think the new stadium will allow us to be on the best level and a bigger one for more fans to come – it looks amazing, but I’m very happy that I get to start at Goodison because I want to have this feeling of the history, what it means to the fans and enjoy that environment.
“I’m very happy that I get to play here and hopefully I get to play in the new stadium next year as well.”
Dyche added that Lindstrøm’s versatility “… will benefit us heading into the new season.”
Lindstrøm has played for Brondby, Eintracht Frankfurt and Napoli, and won Danish Superliga plus Europa League titles with Brondby and Frankfurt respectively.
Dyche therefore is confident that Lindstrøm can add title-winning mentality to the squad as he continued: “He joins us with a range of different experiences.
“He is hungry and eager to succeed with us, and that’s a strong starting point as we look to add more productivity to our attack.”
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