Everton have confirmed the £23.5million signing of Davy Klaassen from Ajax to add to the club-record fee they splashed on Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
The Toffees announced the completion of Pickford's signing, with the England Under-21 international becoming the most expensive British goalkeeper in history after joining for £30million, before later confirming Klaassen had agreed a five-year deal.
The 24-year-old attacking midfielder played in Ajax's Europa League final defeat to Manchester United and becomes Ronald Koeman's second big-money acquisition on Thursday.
Klaassen captained Ajax for the past two years and scored 49 goals in 163 appearances for Marcel Keizer's side. He has also won 14 international caps, netting four times.
The player cited a conversation with Koeman as the key moment in his decision to move to Goodison Park.
"I spoke a few weeks ago with Ronald Koeman about Everton," Klaassen told the club's official website.
"I wanted to come here and check if this was the right club for me and since I came here I feel so happy. It's a great club.
"The moment that I spoke with the manager directly I got a good feeling. He's an honest guy, we talked about the club, about the way he wants to play and that gave me a positive feeling.
"I talked to him about the club and everything we want to achieve and he was really positive. It's difficult to leave Ajax but I think this is a good step for me now and I'm really looking forward to my time here."
He follows the path of 23-year-old stopper Pickford, who is currently with the England Under-21s preparing for the European Championships in Poland, has agreed a five-year deal.
Pickford told evertonfc.com: "It's great to sign for the club.
"Last season was my first in the Premier League so to get this opportunity with Everton now, to be able to go forward with my career and show everyone what I can do is unbelievable."
Pickford has joined the Toffees for an initial £25million which could rise to £30million with add-ons, which would eclipse the £28million deal the Merseysiders struck with Chelsea for striker Romelu Lukaku in 2014.
Having suffered relegation with Sunderland, Pickford is glad to be back in the top-flight so soon.
He said: "It's a great club, a massive club and I think it's a great opportunity and the right time for me to come to Everton and show what I can do.
Meanwhile, Leicester have signed defender Harry Maguire from Hull for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £17million.
The 24-year-old had a year remaining on his contract at Hull but following the club's relegation from the Premier League he has joined the Foxes on a five-year deal.
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Maguire becomes the club's first signing since Craig Shakespeare agreed a three-year deal as full-time Leicester boss last week.
He will link up with his new team-mates in early July ahead of Leicester's pre-season training camp in Austria.
He told LCFC TV: "It's obviously a very exciting time for myself. Once I had my eyes on this club I always wanted to join.
"Thankfully I'm here, so I can't wait to get the season started and kick on.
"There were a number of clubs interested, but when I met the manager here he pretty much swayed it into the direction of this club. He showed me the way that the club is going. It's on the up and it looks very promising for the future, so credit to the gaffer.
"You can see that with the structure of the club it's going to look upwards rather than down, so that was a big reason why. As soon as I knew there was an interest, I wanted to jump at the opportunity."
