Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall explains why he left Chelsea as £28m Everton transfer completed

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has revealed he left Chelsea to join Everton because he feels the Toffees are "the right fit for me for the next step".

The midfielder joined the Blues last summer from Leicester in a £30million deal, following Enzo Marescaafter the Italian replaced Mauricio Pochettino. But he struggled for game time at Stamford Bridge and had been linked with an exit this summer.

On Wednesday the 26-year-old completed a move to fellow Premier League side Everton, with the Toffees paying an initial £24million. The transfer could rise to £28million with add-ons.

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Speaking to evertontv after signing for David Moyes' side, 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."

Dewsbury-Hall also revealed that he is looking forward to working with Moyes. "For me to leave my old club, it would have had to have been for something special, a project that I really believed in," the Englishman said.

"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."

After the deal was announced, Moyes said: “We are pleased that Kiernan has chosen to join Everton. He had other clubs interested in signing him but he was excited by the opportunity and the challenge at Everton.

“Kiernan’s quality and experience of the Premier League gives us the hope that he can adapt quickly. We look forward to working with him and I’m sure all Evertonians will give him the support he needs.”