The 22-year-old joined Chelsea from Porto last September but spent last
season on loan Vitesse, where he was named as the Dutch club's player of
the year.
Everton had already signed Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea in a €35 million
deal this summer and have now completed a deal for Atsu, who passed a
medical on Wednesday.
"I'm very happy to be joining Everton because it's a great club, which
likes to play football, and it's a great pleasure to be here," Atsu told
the club’s official website.
"Playing in the Premier League has always been a dream for me and I have achieved that dream.
"This is the biggest level for me to play at. I know that it's a very
competitive league and I believe with hard work we're going to be
successful this season."
The Ghana international becomes Everton's fourth signing this summer
following the arrivals of Lukaku, Muhamed Besic, and Gareth Barry, who
has joined on a permanent deal from Manchester City after spending last
season on loan at Goodison Park.
"He's a player who fits in with the culture and the way we want to
play. He's a very gifted technical footballer and he's got the right
personality and character to fit in with the group, which is vital,"
said Everton boss Roberto Martinez.
"He will excite fans because he brings something completely different
and a different way of playing to what we've got in the squad.
"He's a left-footed player who loves taking people on and he's got a
really good understanding of the game for such a young man.
"He also brings extra competition in a position in which we felt we
needed a player full of desire and hunger, who really wants to make
things happen in the final third of the pitch.
"For Christian, at 22, to already have played in a World Cup, to have
been able to adapt into Portuguese football and into the league in
Holland is a really good accumulation of experiences that will be very
beneficial, especially with us playing in the Europa League this season.
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