Winger Aaron Lennon has, as expected, joined Everton on a permanent basis after impressing on loan last season.

Lennon, 28, spent the second half of last season on loan at Goodison Park where he made 16 appearances, scoring two goals.

He has now completed a permanent switch to Merseyside in a deal believed to be worth £4.5 million.

The former England international had fallen out of favour at White Hart Lane under Mauricio Pochettino and after being sent to Everton on loan in January, was stripped of his number seven shirt this summer.

A League Cup winner with Spurs in 2008 after joining from Leeds United in 2005, Lennon made 362 appearances in total for the north Londoners and scored 30 goals.