For all the talk of clubs spending big, Everton's transfer dealings sometimes go slightly under the radar in comparison to those of Arsenal, the Manchester clubs or Merseyside neighbours Liverpool.
The arrival of Farhad Moshiri as owner in February 2016 saw the replacement of Roberto Martinez with Ronald Koeman and record amounts of cash thrown at the team in pursuit of success.
Martinez had come off the back of two underwhelming 11th-placed league finishes, with the biggest shining light coming in the form of Romelu Lukaku's goals following the Belgian's club-record £28million move from Chelsea in 2014 following a very fruitful loan campaign at Goodison Park.