10 Most Expensive Transfer Flops In Everton History

Everton landed one of Russian football's top prospects when they snapped up Diniyar Bilyaletdinov from Lokomotiv Moscow in 2009, but even some of the most talented foreign players fail to make their mark on the Premier League.

The towering winger's career in England got off to a positive start. He exploded onto the scene with three assists during a 4-0 Europa League demolition of AEK Athens and went on to net seven times in his first season, a haul which included a memorable strike against Manchester United at Goodison Park.

But Bily, as he came to be affectionately known to fans and teammates, soon showed signs of struggling with the pace of Premier League life and often faded into the background during matches. Then-manager David Moyes would often substitute him first when things weren't going the Toffees' way.

The Russian's starting place became less secure over the course of the next two seasons until a £5 million bid from Spartak Moscow spirited him back to his homeland.

Bily's playing career is still going today (just about). He's on the books at Lithuanian outfit FK Trakai, who knocked St Johnstone out of this season's Europa League.