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Everton sign Joao Virginia from Arsenal on a three-year deal

 at Emirates Stadium on April 30, 2018 in London, England.

Everton have completed the signing of Portugal youth international goalkeeper Joao Virginia from Arsenal on a three-year deal.

Virginia was part of Portugal's U19 side that beat Italy in the U19 European Championship final in Finland on Sunday.

The 18-year-old came through Benfica's academy and joined Arsenal in 2015.

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He made 22 appearances across Arsenal's youth teams last season, featuring for their U18 and U23 sides.

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Virginia is keen to learn from Everton No 1 Jordan Pickford following his successful World Cup campaign with England.

"I am really happy to be at Everton," said Virginia.

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"I hope to learn a lot from the goalkeepers here, Jordan Pickford, who had a great season and World Cup and Maarten Stekelenburg, who is very experienced, too. This is a great opportunity for me."

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