This transfer was extremely ambitious. Capped 79 times by his country, a World and European Cup finalist, Everton came calling in late 2004. Van Bommell, at PSV Eindhoven at the time, cited the Merseyside club as too small for his ambitions. I think we can safely say this was a good career choice. Spells at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AC Milan appear slightly more favourable to cold Tuesday nights in front of the Gwladys Street End. A winner of 8 league titles and former captain of Oranje, Van Bommel boasted a fine career. Another positive move by Everton in the midfield market, if you don't ask, you don't get. They certainly asked...