Everton Forward Lookman Joins RB Leipzig, Jordan Ayew For Crystal Palace
25th July 2019
The England Under-21 international joined the Blues from Charlton in 2017, scoring four goals in 48 matches for the club
- Lookman, 21, spent the second half of the 2017/18 campaign on loan at the Bundesliga club, registering five goals and four assists in 11 league appearances, but returned to Goodison Park last season
- He played 24 times in all competitions for manager Marco Silva last season, starting six games and scoring once
- Ayew, 27, spent last season on loan at the Eagles and will return to Selhurst Park after agreeing a three-year deal with the club
BERLIN, Germany- Everton forward Ademola Lookman has joined RB Leipzig on a five-year contract, the two clubs announced on Thursday, in a deal worth a reported £22.5 million ($28 million).
Lookman, 21, spent the second half of the 2017/18 campaign on loan at the Bundesliga club, registering five goals and four assists in 11 league appearances, but returned to Goodison Park last season.
The England Under-21 international joined Everton from Charlton in 2017, scoring four goals in 48 matches for the club.
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He played 24 times in all competitions for manager Marco Silva last season, starting six games and scoring once.
"I'm very happy to be back here and would like to continue where I left off in the second half of 2018 for RB Leipzig," Lookman told the club's website.
"Of course, I'm also looking forward to seeing my teammates again and would like to help the team to continue to celebrate great successes."
At the same time, Crystal Palace have completed the permanent signing of Ghana forward Jordan Ayew from Swansea, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.
Ayew, 27, spent last season on loan at the Eagles and will return to Selhurst Park after agreeing a three-year deal with the club.
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The fee was reported to be £2.5 million ($3.1 million).
Ayew scored one goal in 20 Premier League games for Palace last season and is looking forward to playing for the club again as the season approaches.
"I am very happy, I really enjoyed myself last season," he told cpfc.co.uk.
"I enjoyed the stadium, the fans, the boys -- they were really good to me -- everything here was positive and that's why I decided to continue with Crystal Palace."
Manager Roy Hodgson said Ayew "certainly played his part in the club securing its highest-ever Premier League points tally in the last campaign".