Bournemouth Reaches Agreement To Sign Evanilson From Porto

Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano reports that Bournemouth has reached an agreement to buy Evanilson from Porto for 47 million euros (£40.1m).

The Brazilian, who scored 13 league goals in 27 appearances last season, is expected to travel to England in the next 24 hours to finalize the move.

The 24-year-old made his Brazil debut in June, in a friendly against Mexico.

Solanke joined Tottenham last week for £55 million, and Andoni Iraola has quickly secured his replacement as they prepare to start their season against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Bournemouth’s previous record signing was Jefferson Lerma, who joined from Levante in 2018 for £25 million. Evanilson was called up to the Brazil squad for this summer’s Copa América and has earned two caps for the country.

Bournemouth have had a busy summer, making seven signings already, including Luis Sinisterra making his move from Leeds permanent for a fee of £20m.

Additionally, Enes Ünal has joined the club from Getafe in a £14m deal, and Dean Huijsen arriving from Juventus for £12.8m.

Earlier this week the Barcelona defender, Julián Araujo signed a five-year deal.

Meanwhile, Brighton has confirmed the signing of Brajan Gruda for £25m from Mainz and has activated the £40m release clause for the Leeds forward Georginio Rutter. Gruda, a Germany Under-21s winger, has agreed a four-year deal.

“I wouldn’t say he’s a typical German. He’s like a boy from the street, he likes the ball at his feet. He can do special things like all our offensive players,” said Brighton’s new manager, Fabian Hürzeler.

“He needs time, he’s come from Germany and he’s very young. The Premier League is the best in the world and we’ll try to integrate him and make him ready.”

Brighton are also hoping to seal the signing of Rutter after meeting his release clause, with the France Under-21s forward deciding his future. “If there is a fit then we’ll see what happens,” said Hürzeler. “I will never say anything.”

Evanilson career path 

Evanilson, born in Fortaleza, made his way to northern Portugal in the 2020/21 season. He began playing for the B team, where he scored six goals in five games, becoming part of the first team in a somewhat irregular way, but one that convinced Sergio Conceicao.

In 2021/22, his first season as a regular, he scored 21 goals in 46 games. In all, he scored 60 goals and registered 17 assists in 154 games with the Portuguese giants.