Ajax captain Davy Klaassen has arrived on Merseyside to complete the formalities of a £26m move to Everton.
Dutch international Klaassen, 24, has become a priority midfield signing for manager Ronald Koeman as doubts persist over the future of Ross Barkley.
The 23-year-old Englishman has been told he will be sold if he fails to sign a new contract at Goodison Park.
Everton earlier signed Jordan Pickford, 23, from Sunderland for £25m - a British record fee for a goalkeeper.
Klaassen, who is yet to undergo a medical, will join Pickford as another new signing with Koeman determined to build on last season's seventh place that brought them Europa League football.