Toffees unveil Johnson

Andy Johnson has been unveiled by Everton as their new record signing.

Everton's new club record signing Andy Johnson was delighted after being unveiled at Goodison Park.

Johnson was excused England duty - where he is on stand-by with the World Cup party - to finalise his £8.6 million move to Merseyside.

"I am absolutely delighted as Everton is one of the biggest clubs in British football and to play in front of 40,000 every week is a big decision," Johnson told Sky Sports News. 

"We [Johnson and Moyes] had a good chat and he told me about how the club was going forward.

"Money in football these days is massive and I can't wait to get the jersey on, obviously it will help my England chances and hopefully I can start scoring week in, week out."

Johnson is confident he can soon replicate the form he showed in The Premiership with former club Crystal Palace two seasons ago.

"It is not going to be as difficult," he insisted, "I am playing with better players and that will help.

"My ambition is to keep on scoring as I have done over the last three or four years and I want to win things, I have come to a massive club.

"I want to get back into the England team and hopefully I can score week in, week out."

Johnson was also quick to pay tribute to his former club Palace.

"I want to say thanks to everyone at Crystal Palace," he said.

"Iain Dowie was great and the chairman was excellent - obviously they have problems off the field but that is nothing to do with me now."

Manager David Moyes was more than happy with his new purchase.

"It is a big signing for us and shows the ambition here," he said.

"It is great that the board of directors went and got the money, all I heard was that Andy wanted to come and when I  heard that I pushed the board to bring him here.

"His goals will be the big thing [he brings], his record over the last two or three years is nearly one in two which is fantastic - he has got pace and ability to hurt people and get in behind them. He fitted all the criteria for a player we wanted, he is young and dare I say he is British."

Moyes played down the size of the fee, insisting it was not as big a deal as some people are making out.

"£8.5 or £8.6 million  - Wigan and Bolton offered that, so the fee might not be as big these days and the new [TV] deal the clubs have been given means you will see more big transfers and I hope you will see more at Everton," he added.

"He had a hard choice, Bolton and Wigan have done very well - I am just very pleased he has chosen Everton."

Moyes also suggested Everton could be ready to unveil another new signing in the near future - with the likes of Robert Huth and Joleon Lescott strongly linked.

"We have always tried to make progress, and hopefully there will be some more new players to talk about," he said.