Source: Eurosport
Distin joins Everton
Everton have signed defender Sylvain Distin from Portsmouth on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[LNB] The 31-year-old Frenchman completed the move on Friday after passing a medical at the Goodison Park club's Finch Farm training ground.[LNB] Distin joins the club following the sale of Joleon Lescott to Manchester City and could make his debut against Wigan at Goodison on Sunday.[LNB] Everton manager David Moyes told the club website, www.evertonfc.com: "He'll give me a centre-half. 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.[LNB] "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.[LNB] "We need someone to come in and keep us steady because we want to be competing at the top end of the Premier League."[LNB] Distin joins striker Jo and midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov as summer signings at Everton.
