Everton director of football Marcel Brands has claimed that the Toffees 'paid over the odds' for the mercurial Brazilian Richarlison, having splashed out around £40m to Watford for the forward.
As reported by the Guardian, Brands has admitted to paying a premium fee to snatch the former Fluminense winger away from the Hornets, but was immediately rewarded for doing so after the 21-year-old's brace on his debut against Wolves.
The Dutchman has conceded that the Merseyside club had to make Watford an unbelievable offer to prise Richarlison away from Vicarage Road.