It's all confirmed: Merlin Rohl has joined Everton from Freiburg. The midfielder has penned terms with his new club and completed all registration steps. This deal brings to an end a high-profile pursuit, with Everton now adding another piece to their evolving squad structure. Everton faced no rival bids for the player, enabling them to negotiate directly and wrap up the deal efficiently. Everton are only scoring 1.17 goals per game (7 in 6) this season, which suggests they need more creativity in the middle. Merlin Rohl would be seen as the link to raise the tempo and feed the attack. Speculation continues to connect Everton with Florentino Luis, Tomas Soucek and Kellen Fisher while no fresh rumours surround Freiburg. More on this story as it develops. Need more Everton transfer rumours? Follow @PlayerSwitchCom on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news from Everton.