The loan move also contains an obligation to buy providing Alcaraz, 22, makes an undisclosed number of league starts.

Everton has signed Argentine midfielder Carlos Alcaraz from Brazilian Serie A side Flamengo on loan for the rest of the season, with an option to buy, the Premier League club said early on Tuesday.

Carlos Alcaraz sealed a transfer deadline day loan move to Everton from Flamengo on Monday, the Premier League club announced. The Argentina Under-23 international's deal runs until the end of the season, with Everton having the option to make the move permanent in the summer.

Everton have signed Argentine midfielder Carlos Alcaraz on loan from Flamengo for the remainder of the season.

Alcaraz, 22, previously featured in the Premier League for Southampton, joining the Saints in January 2023 and making his debut against Everton

The Blues have been boosted by the arrival of David Moyes as manager in recent weeks, stringing together three successive wins in the Premier League to pull clear of relegation trouble. Even so, the club is looking to make moves before the deadline passes at 11 p.m..

Everton's deal to sign Carlos Alcaraz is expected to go through, despite not being announced before the deadline.

Carlos Alcaraz has joined Everton on loan from Flamengo, aiming to bolster the squad after recent injuries. The midfielder has Premier League experience.