Everton have confirmed the signing of Lokomotiv Moscow striker Oumar Niasse on transfer deadline day.
The club announced the news via their official Twitter feed:
BREAKING: Forward Oumar Niasse has completed a £13.5million move to Everton from Lokomotiv Moscow. #WelcomeOumar pic.twitter.com/9R1C8z39Cz
— Everton (@Everton) February 1, 2016
Niasse was enjoying an outstanding season with Lokomotiv, having bagged 13 goals and 10 assists in 23 matches for the Russian club, and was named the Russian Premier League's Player of the Year for 2015.
The 25-year-old possesses great pace and physicality, not to mention a keen eye for goal, as his tally would suggest.