Everton announce the signing of teenage winger Tyler Dibling, who leaves Southampton for a fee described as “comfortably the highest received by the club for an academy graduate.”
Everton have announced the signing of teenage winger Tyler Dibling from Championship club Southampton.
The 19-year-old, who will wear the No.20 shirt, has put pen to paper on a four-year contract until the end of June 2029 and moves to the Hill Dickinson Stadium for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £42m including add-ons.
Southampton have confirmed that the fee received for Dibling “is comfortably the highest received by the club for an academy graduate.”
Dibling joined the Saints at the age of eight, rising through the club’s youth ranks where he tasted title-winning success at Under-18 and Under-21 level, before making his senior debut in 2023.
The England Under-21 international leaves Southampton after making 44 first-team appearances across all tournaments, including 38 last season in which he chipped in with four goals and three assists.
Dibling has returned to the Premier League with Everton and becomes David Moyes’s eighth signing of the summer after Carlos Alcaraz, Thierno Barry, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Adam Aznou, Mark Travers, Tom King and Jack Grealish.
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Dibling’s transfer to Everton has come “at the perfect time”
Speaking to evertontv following confirmation of his move to the Toffees, Dibling said: “I’m buzzing to sign. I felt the club already, even before I was in the building, just from social media and from people telling me about the club. I’ve never been so excited to play football and I’m just ready to get going.
“I think it’s the perfect match because of where the club is right now. Obviously with the new stadium, the fans here are unreal and it has a family feel to it. I think it was the perfect fit and was a no-brainer to join.
“I think I’ve come to Everton at the perfect time and hopefully I can be here for many years.
“[The Brighton win] gave me a feel for the club. It looked unbelievable. I also played in the last Men’s game at Goodison. It was so loud. I was looking around and thinking, ‘This is quality’. That was a really good insight for me into what it’s like here with the fans and the atmosphere they can create.
“There’s no better feeling than when you’re doing well in football and to feel that love from the fans is one of the best feelings ever. I’m excited to play here.”
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Dibling: “Moyes is perfect for me”
Discussing what it means for him to develop his game under Moyes, Dibling added: “I think the manager is perfect for me. Obviously he’s helped so many players before who were in my position. I’ve spoken to him and I know he’s going to be good for me.
“There are so many players here to learn from, real quality players like Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye.
“I’d say the wow factor in my game is my dribbling. That’s what I’m best at and that’s what I want to excite the fans, and I hope I’ll get to do a lot of it.
“My aim for this season is just to play as many games as I can and to help the team as much as I can with goals and assists. As a team, hopefully we can have a good season and see where it goes.”
Moyes added: “We are really pleased to bring Tyler to Everton Football Club. He is a talented young English player with lots of potential. Tyler adds to our attacking options and we will support him in his future development.
“We are eager to build a team that Evertonians can enjoy watching and be proud of, and Tyler can help us achieve that.”
It remains to be seen whether Dibling will be in contention to make his Everton debut in Wednesday’s EFL Cup second-round tie at home to Mansfield Town, but he could instead play in blue and white for the first time when the Toffees travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday.
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