Team of The Week

FORMATION : 4-4-2
GK : David James - Portsmouth
RB : Ledley King -Totenham
CB : Christopher Samba - blackburn
CB : Michael Dawson - Tottenham
LB : Gareth Bale - Tottenham

RM: Michael Brown - Porsmouth
CM: Luis Nani - Man. United
CM: Morten Gamst Pedersen - Blackburn
LM: Will Atkinson - Hull
ST : Craig Bellamy - man. City
ST : Nicolas Anelka - Chelsea


Friday, August 28, 2009

Everton sign Distin

Everton have signed Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 31-year-old had also been linked with Liverpool, Aston Villa and Sunderland during an uncertain summer on the South Coast.

But he signed for the Toffees after passing a medical at Finch Farm on Friday morning.

Distin could now make his Everton debut against Wigan Athletic at Goodison Park on Sunday.

"He'll give me a centre half," Moyes told the club's official website. "I needed one before Joleon (Lescott) left and he'll give me a direct replacement for him. He's a left-footed centre back, which I wanted.

"He's a bit older but more experienced and I look back at how well Davey Weir and Alan Stubbs did for us in their 30s, and I hope Sylvain can do the same.

"We need someone to come in and keep us steady because we want to be competing at the top end of the Premier League."

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