Ramiro Funes Mori: River Plate defender joins Everton for £9.5m

 

Everton have signed defender Ramiro Funes Mori from Argentine club River Plate for £9.5m on a five-year deal. 

The 24-year-old passed his medical last week at Goodison Park but had been waiting for a work permit.

"When I heard about Everton's interest, I didn't think twice," he said. "I'm going to give it 100% every time I go out there to play."

Centre-half Mori joined River Plate in 2008 as a youth player and made 108 appearances, scoring 10 goals.

He has one international cap for Argentina, making his debut in March when his side beat El Salvador 2-0 in a friendly match.

Mori added: "Everton did everything to bring me over and I wanted to come. They have a lot of good players, so I'm very happy to be here."