Everton duo named among the top 10 Premier League signings of the season

Richarlison has been ranked as the best Premier League signing of the season by FourFourTwo, while Everton and Brazil team-mate Bernard has also made the top ten.

The Brazilian duo have both shone at Goodison Park this year with Richarlison registering six goals and an assist from just 10 Premier League appearances for the Blues so far.

Reunited with Marco Silva on Merseyside after joining the Toffees from Watford in a £ 40million deal, the 21-year-old's maiden international call-up with forward-looking boosters and two goals for his country of Selecao's upcoming friendlies with Uruguay and Cameroon.

Originally used as a winger, Richarlison has been fielded upfront in recent weeks with his versatility proving vital to compatriot Bernard also making the list.

The diminutive winger had to be patient for his luck but has started Everton's last five games, and has two assists to his name so far.

Arriving at Goodison on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, FourFourTwo ranks Bernard as the 10th best signing of the summer and the following about the 26-year-old's inclusion.

"The Toffees' has been successful, with loanee Kurt Zouma also impressing at Goodison, and Bernard has made a surprisingly good run for a winger (he's a shade under 5ft 5in) with zero experience in a major league.

These factors, coupled with Bernard, have been around the block for some time – he was only 21 when he played 90 minutes in Brazil's infamous 7-1 defeat to Germany – resulted in real life transfer resembling that football manager signing in real life . Merseyside, especially after an excellent display in his first league start, has a 2-1 win at Leicester.

"We were not sure what Bernard would offer," he says. "It's just the type of player we need," says Everton legend Leon Osman. In fact, the Brazilian has combined with Lucas Digne – another contender for this list – that the man Everton actually bought to play in his position.

With Richarlison taking the top spot ahead of Wolves 'Rui Patricio and Arsenal' s Lucas Torreira, FourFourTwo said the following.

Marco Silva from Watford to Everton, but the Toffees' outlay of £ 40m (likely rising to £ 50m) would have been less expensive .

In 2017/18, Richarlison was revived when Watford was destabilized by Everton's pursuit of Silva and Richarlison's own magic touch eluded him. Incredibly, he contributed nary a goal to assist after December 12, having a good time and having a great time before, and when he left it was 53 shots for the club.

"But his underlying numbers had remained impressive throughout the season, his first outside Brazil. A total xG of 12 is very encouraging for a winger who was just 20 at the time; In scoring only five goals, he was let down by his finishing and the occasional bit of bad luck, yet he was not in excellent positions. He excelled in that rare combination of skills: dribbling and heading. And he was the most-played player in the Premier League, which is handy when fellow £ 40m + man Gylfi Sigurdsson is available to take free-kicks.

"With all that in mind, perhaps it would be surprising to see Silva turn his train Watford load into a striker at Everton. Richarlison has embraced the challenge, turning his xG differential on its head by scoring six goals in his first 10 games from a total xG of only 3.4. His brace against Brighton is a fine first-time finish to a glorious counter-attack, then a ruthlessly composed exploitation of a defensive error.

"Now he must continue that form. This season, you would not bet against him doing it. "

Meanwhile, local-rivals Liverpool have been snubbed despite parting with over £ 170million in the summer, with FourFourTwo's full top 10 list as follows:

10. Bernard (Everton)

9. Jefferson Lerma (AFC Bournemouth)

8. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United)

7. Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

6. Issa Diop (West Ham United)

5. David Brooks (AFC Bournemouth)

4. James Maddison (Leicester City)

3. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal)

2. Rui Patricio (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

1. Richarlison (Everton)