New signing Jesper Lindstrom has been welcomed with open arms to Everton, after completing a season-long loan move to Goodison Park on Friday.
The Denmark international will spend the 2024/25 season with the Toffees, with an option to make the move permanent next summer.
The deal involves a €2.5 million ($2.7 million) loan fee, with an option to buy for €22.5 million ($24.4 million). Everton will cover his salary, and there's potential for a future contract extending until June 2029.
The 24-year-old attacking midfielder has been the subject of rave reviews from fans and pundits alike, with Everton looking for an injection of midfield dynamism in the wake of Amadou Onana's move to Aston Villa.
But there's a little-known fact about Lindstrom that might shock some Toffees supporters.
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Jesper Lindstrom reveals Liverpool links
It turns out that Lindstrom is a self-confessed Liverpool fan.
The Dane first revealed that he was a supporter of Everton's arch Premier League rivals in an interview with a newspaper in his homeland last year, openly declaring his passion for the Reds.
He may well have endeared himself a little more to his new club, though, by revealing that he turned down the opportunity to join the Anfield club last summer when he left Eintracht Frankfurt.
In a September 2023 interview with Tipsbladet, Lindstrom said he had been approached by then Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, but he chose Napoli instead as he wanted guaranteed playing time.
In that interview, he said: "It was Liverpool (who approached him) and I am a Liverpool supporter, so it would've been a madly fascinating experience, but would it have been an intelligent move? "
"If I don’t play, then I may as well sit in front of the TV and watch them play there while I am at a different club. I am at an age now where I have to play football.
"This is why I think Napoli represent a good change. It is one of the best clubs in the world and they said I will have many opportunities to play."
Lindstrom's arrival marks Everton's fourth signing of the summer, following the acquisitions of Tim Iroegbunam, Iliman Ndiaye and the loan recapture of Jack Harrison.
