Everton paid Southampton £40m for Tyler Dibling but the youngster has hardly featured this season
When a £100m price tag was attached to Tyler Dibling as speculation raged about his future at Southampton, the youngster admitted it became a running joke among his team-mates.
It was an indication, however, of just how highly rated the lavishly gifted Dibling had become in a Southampton side that was doomed to relegation long before the end of last season.
When Dibling did eventually move, following links to Tottenham Hotspur and RB Leipzig among others, it was to Everton in a £40m deal that made him one of the most expensive signings in the club's history.
Dibling was hailed as a generational talent who would become a central component in Everton's new era at their magnificent Hill Dickinson Stadium under manager David Moyes in his second spell at the club.
