Everton have signed Coventry youngster Bassala Sambou on a three-year deal, bringing the 18-year-old striker to Goodison Park after he made his first senior appearance last season.
Coventry will be due compensation for the German-born forward, with the fee being decided by tribunal if the two clubs cannot mutually agree on a fee, after Sambou rejected a contract offered to him by the League One side.
SIGNING: We are delighted to welcome 18-year-old Bassala Sambou to Everton. https://t.co/PBkZfDTWPv pic.twitter.com/F4DAuy2KVC
— Everton (@Everton) June 3, 2016
Sambou had already confirmed the move on his Instagram account before the club had put the news out through their official channels, writing: "New Chapter New beginnings, we thank God for making this move possible, all the hard work has paid off, it doesn't mean it stops here. #everydaygrind"
Everton Under-21s boss David Unsworth told the club's website: "I tracked his progress over the whole of last season and he'll be a quality player to take into the Under-21 group and he's a really exciting prospect for the future. We're pleased to be able to take him here as I believe he'll be a Premier League player in the future."
Coventry boss Tony Mowbray professed his disappointment at Sambou rejecting a contract with the Sky Blues back in April, saying: “They have taken up that option not to sign after we made a pretty good offer beyond what we might have offered normal scholars. He’s a young boy with huge potential and yet they want to go down another route."
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