Overview

• The 22-year-old France Under-21 forward completed his medical on July 8 and officially signed on July 9
• Everton negotiated a fee of £27.5 million plus add-ons, securing Barry below his £34 million Villarreal release clause
• Barry scored 11 La Liga goals last season and helped Villarreal qualify for the Champions League
• He becomes the second senior first-team signing under Friedkin Group ownership after Carlos Alcaraz
• The transfer fills the gap left by Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s exit and supports David Moyes’s summer rebuild