Conductor at the heart of the Toffees’ midfield. One of the Premier League’s greatest bargain buys – a snip at £2 million
Blessed with the qualities you’d expect from a man who began his career with Barcelona, Arteta is Everton’s creative hub; a dab hand at dead-balls and picking defensive locks. A permanent £2 million signing in July 2005, having impressed while on loan from Real Sociedad, the former Rangers (he won the treble at Ibrox in 2002/03) and PSG man is never happier than when the ball is at his feet – and the Goodison crowd are not far behind him. Arteta’s blinding performance in 2007/08’s 7-1 mauling of Sunderland saw his boss dub him ‘a magician’. He’s sure to be a key figure again on the domestic and European front.