Everton have confirmed the signing of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on a five-year contract until the end of June 2030, Softfootball reports.
The Toffees paid £25m plus £4m add-ons to secure his services from Chelsea this summer.
Speaking to Everton’s official club media, the former Leicester City midfielder expressed delight at joining David Moyes’ side ahead of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
Dewsbury-Hall said:
“I’m so, so excited to get started. Just sitting here in the stadium, it’s unbelievable.
“I’m honestly very excited, my family’s excited. There’s a real buzz about this. It feels right for me. So just that alone gives me the motivation and the extra determination to show everybody, to prove a point and have a really successful time here.
“Everton’s one of the biggest clubs in the country, and I think that in the next couple of years, the future is going to be bright. It was an easy decision in the end to come here and play for this club.
“You look at the stadium – it’s incredible. Obviously, I’ve played in all of the Premier League stadiums, and this is one of, if not the most impressive, so that in itself is a major, major exciting factor for wanting to join.
“Then the fan base is one of the most passionate in the country, so I know if we start playing well and I start showing the fans what I’m about, it’s going to be a big, big bonus to help me and the team show our best. So that’s what I want.”
Watch video of Kieman Dewsbury-Hall posted on Everton’s official X handle:
KDH is a Blue! 🔵🤩 pic.twitter.com/Vw2nEKqpAN
— Everton (@Everton) August 6, 2025
Last season, Dewsbury-Hall made 36 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions during 2024/25 and became the only player that played in all 15 matches of their triumphant UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, scoring four goals and three assists.
Dewsbury-Hall was part of the Chelsea team that won the FIFA Club World Cup. After passing his medical and signing his Everton contract. He then declared that the major reason he joined Everton was because of the manager, David Moyes.
He revealed:
“For me to leave my old club, it would have had to have been for something special, a project that I really believed in. After speaking to the manager and seeing the ambitions with the new stadium and everything, it felt like the right club, it felt like the right fit for me for the next step.
“[Moyes] said he’s been admiring me for a while; he loves the way I play and just explained to me what he sees me doing in my role in this team. That’s what you want to hear as a player.
“I have enormous respect for him, he’s a legend of the game, so it’ll be a pleasure to work under him.”
Dewsbury-Hall may feature in Everton final Pre-season friendly against Roma on Saturday before their first match of the new Premier League season against Leeds United on Monday.
