MIna: I want to win things at Everton

The Toffees were not finished there as Barcelona confirmed the Toffees had signed both Mina and Gomes.

"It is important that the club want to fight for something", Mina told EvertonTV.

Mina, who was linked with a move to Manchester United for much of the window, arrives a the club in a £30 million deal, providing boss Silva with the defensive lynchpin he has been so desperately craving.

Everton's season-long loan deal for Portugal's Gomes will see them pay 2.25 million euros (RM10.6 million) and the player's wages.

The defender will leave Camp Nou despite only joining in January, but the Catalan side have included a buy-back option in the deal.

Minutes before the English transfer deadline closed on Thursday, Everton also announced the signing of Brazil playmaker Bernard on a free transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk.

But Tottenham Hotspur ended the window as the only club not to bring in a new player while Manchester United were unable to bring in the central defender they were reported to be keen to recruit.

However, Allardyce feels that Everton still have far too many wide players to cope with. "He is a very good coach and he has achieved really good things at other clubs", he said in a statement. This is a great opportunity for me and I am looking forward to competing here.

A summer that started with the intention of balancing the books ended with a flourish as Farhad Moshiri, Everton's major shareholder, sanctioned a deal for Mina, which took the club's spending to about...

Everton trebled their tally of summer signings from Barcelona on a productive deadline day for new manager Marco Silva.