THEO WALCOTT COMPLETES £20 MILLION EVERTON MOVE TO END 12 YEARS SPELL @ ARSENAL

Everton have completed the signing of Theo Walcott, splashing out £20million on the Arsenal forward.

Walcott, 28, underwent a medical and thrashed out personal terms at Finch Farm on Tuesday, with Everton happy to match his £140,000-a-week Arsenal contract.

The England star is hoping to revive his career at Goodison Park after being deemed surplus to requirements at the Emirates, after 12 years in north London.

Walcott scored 108 goals in 397 games for the Gunners, but hadn't started a Premier League game this season.

“I’m very ambitious and I’ve come here because I want the club to push to the next level,” Walcott said.

"There’s something about this move which I’ve just felt good about.

“It felt like it was time for me to move on [from Arsenal]. It was sad but it’s exciting at the same time and I want to reignite my career and push Everton to win things as they have done before.

“I want to be part of something and I feel like this place will offer me that,

Sam Allardyce added: "He’s said he wants to go somewhere where he can be successful. He wants to play every week and really take his career forward again.

"In the past and certainly with last season what we saw and what we’ve looked at with the amount of goals, assists and pace that he brings, it’s a very good acquisition and a lot of shrewd negotiation by the club in terms of today’s prices.

"Hopefully, it will prove to be exceptionally good value for money.“We’ve brought him here because of his experience with Arsenal, playing Champions League football and fighting to get into Champions League positions and winning FA Cups - and he’s got a lot of ambition to take off again with his career.“He’s in his prime, too, and I’m just delighted we’ve got him.”

Walcott, who has 47 international caps to his name, becomes Allardyce's second signing as Everton boss, after the £28million arrival of Cenk Tosun.