However, Jeffers never lived up to the bill as he only managed eight goals and three assists in 39 appearances throughout his three-year stint with Arsenal, who loaned him back to the Toffees in 2003.
That was none other than Francis Jeffers, who shone bright with his beloved Everton the previous four years that saw him registering a total of 18 goals and one assist in 55 appearances.
Jeffers told The Independent back in 2014: "I was out partying, living life, tossing it off in training because I always thought I wouldn’t play Saturday anyway.
The ex-England international downed tools as he thought he wouldn't play anyway, with the likes of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Sylvain Wiltord and Nwankwo Kanu ahead of him in the pecking order.
AN ARSENAL flop admitted he looks back at his failed spell with the Gunners with "a lot of regrets" as he never fulfilled his potential.
