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Everton reaches agreement over reported £27M fee for Cenk Tosun

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Besiktas president Fikret Orman has confirmed that Wednesday's negotiations with Everton's representatives saw a fee agreed to allow Cenk Tosun to move to Merseyside.

The value of the transfer is £27 million, according to the Guardian's Emre Sarigul, and will see the striker join Sam Allardyce's revolution at Goodison Park.

"Our interests and the player's interests are important," Orman said. "Cenk wants to join Everton. We want to do our part and we are working on a replacement.

"The era of buy, buy, buy is over. This is the era of buy, add value and sell. A final deal has not been reached yet but we have an agreement over the price. The end is near. The transfer will be wrapped up by the weekend."

Tosun has successfully overcome a line of big-name signings at Besiktas - including Demba Ba, Vincent Aboubakar, and Alvaro Negredo - to install himself as one of the most fearsome frontmen in Turkey. He has seemingly added elements of each of his striking rivals' games to his own, with his strength continuing to improve and his left foot becoming just as potent as his right.

He'll vie with Wayne Rooney, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Oumar Niasse for minutes in a Toffees attack that has fashioned 25 goals in 22 Premier League matches this season. Everton stands in ninth place, but is on FA Cup duty this Friday when it makes the short trip to city rival Liverpool.

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