

Everton have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Mark Travers from Bournemouth.
The Athletic reported last week that Everton were interested in a move for Travers and on Monday that they had reached a £4million ($5.4m) agreement to sign him.
The 26-year-old has signed a four-year contract at Everton and arrives as backup for first-choice goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. The Merseyside club have been looking to add depth in that position following the departures of Joao Virginia and Asmir Begovic at the end of their contracts last month.
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“Jordan (Pickford) is an outstanding goalkeeper for club and country,” Travers said on his arrival at Everton. “I’m looking forward to competing with everyone here and being a Premier League player.
“Being in this environment is huge. We’re going to push each other every day in training and whatever happens on the weekend, we’re going to be there for each other and make the most of every opportunity that comes.
“It’s always really exciting to work with a new group and being able to help the younger lads as well. I’ll give it everything. I’ll take pride in doing the right things on and off the pitch and representing this club with a lot of pride.”
Travers had been with Bournemouth since he was 17, when he joined from 21-time League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers in 2017. He was loaned to non-League club Weymouth in 2017 and made his senior debut for Bournemouth in a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in May 2019.
The Republic of Ireland international spent the second half of the 2020-21 season on loan at Swindon Town before becoming Bournemouth’s first-choice goalkeeper after Begovic departed to join Everton. He appeared in all but one of Bournemouth’s 46 Championship games as the south coast club finished second in the league and were promoted to the top-flight.
Travers only made 15 appearances the following season after losing the No 1 spot to Neto and spent the first half of the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Stoke City before being recalled in January following an injury to the Brazilian.
He began last season as the second-choice goalkeeper behind the on-loan Kepa Arrizabalaga but was loaned out to Championship side Middlesbrough in January.
Following the departures of Arrizabalaga, who has since signed for Arsenal, and Travers, Bournemouth have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Djorde Petrovic for £25million.
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