Top 5: Everton’s best January signings of the last decade

3. John Stones

This may be a bit of a hard one for Everton fans to take.

However, John Stones has to be considered one of the top three January signings from the last decade.

His big-money move to Manchester City may have frustrated many Toffees fans, but the club did make a close to£44m profit on the defender.

Stones was always learning at the club, forever error-prone, but his calmness and composure on the ball at the back, as well as pace and tackling, were a joy to behold.

Furthermore, Roberto Martinez and his scouts’ ability to unearth such a young diamond was phenomenal and certainly boosted the Everton banks last summer!