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Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton: Fans mock £45m transfer fee as Juventus sign Matuidi for £18m
GYLFI SIGURDSSON is on the verge of completing a £45million move from Swansea to Everton, but fans can’t get over the Icelandic star’s transfer fee.
Fans are shocked that Everton are prepared to pay £45million for Gylfi Sigurdsson
Everton are closing in on a £45m deal for Sigurdsson, with Ronald Koeman confirming the midfielder has completed his medical today.
The Toffees made the 27-year-old their top transfer target in recent weeks, having already signed Jordan Pickford, Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen, Sandro and Wayne Rooney this summer.
However, fans on Twitter have been shocked by the high transfer fee Everton are prepared to pay for the player when French international Blaise Matuidi completed a move from Paris Saint-Germain to Juventus for just £18m.
Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the best reactions as fans mock Gylfi Sigurdsson’s £45m transfer fee.