Official: Everton confirms Allan's permanent transfer to Al Wahda

After a successful spell with Napoli,

signed

for about £21.7 million on a three-year agreement on September 5, 2020, bringing him back together with former Napoli manager

Carlo Ancelotti

. Although the Brazilian was a regular starter for Rafa Benitez, the player quickly fell out of favor once Frank Lampard took the reign.

After 90min earlier revealed Emirati clubs are pursuing Everton duo, Allan and

Salomon Rondon

, the Premier League club

the permanent transfer of their Brazilian midfielder to

on Tuesday.

Salomon Rondon only started two games in the Premier League this season despite Dominic Calvert-Lewin's injury as the 33-year-old striker is reportedly assessing his options.  The Toffees’ summer signing

Neal Maupay

is replacing the injured striker in Frank Lampard’s line-up despite the difference in their style of play, making a hint at Rondon’s possible switch.

After starting in the Madureira junior system in his home country,

Allan

joined the Uruguayan club, Deportivo Maldonado,  but eventually returned to Brazil and made his professional debut with Vasco da Gama in 2009. In 2012, Allan joined the Italian team Udinese, then in 2015, he transferred to another Serie A club

, where he established himself as one of the best midfielders in the league.

He made his senior debut for

Brazil

in 2018 and was a member of the squad that won the 2019 Copa América on home soil. He was a member of the Brazil under-20 side that won the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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