Jordan Pickford is an all-time great, while Cenk Tosun and Davy Klaassen were disasters... rating ALL 68 Everton signings from Farhad Moshiri's £671MILLION splurge in eight years
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So the Farhad Moshiri era at Everton has finally drawn to a close. After eight years of reckless spending, sacking after sacking, points deductions, scandals, boardroom drama and financial uncertainty, the Iranian departs with his wallet considerably lighter and his reputation irrevocably lower. Well, at least it hasn’t been boring.
![[A total of 68 signings were made during his eight years at the helm, with several proving flops]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93274779-14205783-image-a-35_1734529408934.jpg)
Moshiri, who is being replaced by US investors The Friedkin Group, signed almost 70 players during his tenure — some of whom he handpicked personally — spending over £670million in the process. And that’s despite his pursestrings tightening considerably in the last three years, as Everton battled in vain to comply with Premier League profit and sustainability rules.
![[Fans protest their anger towards Moshiri ahead of Everton's clash with Brentford in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93274673-14205783-image-a-34_1734529260275.jpg)
How many of those players were expensive own goals, and how many were surprising successes? Was Moshiri as bad as everyone says, or did he have an eye for a bargain in the transfer market?. Here, Mail Sport runs the rule over every player the businessman signed for the club, with the caveat that they must have played a first-team game….
![[Maarten Stekelenburg was the first signing of the Moshiri era, arriving for a fee of £850,000]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93274877-14205783-image-a-37_1734529750164.jpg)
Mail Sport has rated every Everton signing under Farhad Moshiri as his tenure draws to a close. A total of 68 signings were made during his eight years at the helm, with several proving flops. Fans protest their anger towards Moshiri ahead of Everton's clash with Brentford in 2023.
![[Ashley Williams proved a huge miss after his arrival from Swansea, despite hopes being high]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93274885-14205783-image-a-36_1734529747658.jpg)
The first signing of the Moshiri era was handpicked by the first managerial appointment of the Moshiri era, Ronald Koeman, Stekelenburg’s boss at Southampton. His erratic form meant his time as Everton’s No 1 was short lived, despite saving two penalties in one game away to Manchester City.
![[Enner Valencia (right, with club legend Leighton Baines) proved a decent addition at Goodison]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93275255-14205783-image-m-39_1734530014197.jpg)
