From Andy van der Meyde to Andre Gomes

From Andy van der Meyde to Andre Gomes - the evolution of Everton on transfer deadline day

Transfer deadline day is on our doorstep, and it's set to be a busy one for Everton.

The Blues have already improved their squad over the last few weeks with the arrivals of five players - but Marco Silva still wants to bring more quality into Goodison Park.

Jonas Lossl, Andre Gomes, Fabian Delph, Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Moise Kean have already come into the club over the summer while a host of talent have left USM Finch Farm.

The transfer window shuts at 5pm on Thursday, and Everton could be one of the busiest sides in the Premier League if the potential four signings Silva wants to see.

But, will it be the most successful deadline day in the club's history?

The transfer window as we know it was first introduced in the 2002/03 season, but it was very different than the behemoth it has turned into across recent years.

In fact, Everton didn't make their first deadline day signing until 2005 with the arrival of Andy van der Meyde - in what unfortunately proved to be a flop.

Birmingham City's Kenny Cunningham tackles Everton's Andy Van der Meyde (Malcolm Couzens/PA)

Since then, the Blues have been through a LOT of ups and downs over the course of deadline days gone by.

2018 was arguably the best in the club's history with the arrivals of Bernard, Andre Gomes, Yerry Mina and Kurt Zouma - with the latter eventually being confirmed the day after the window shut.

So, how have Everton evolved to that stage?

We've had a look back through every transfer deadline day the club have been active in and how the Blues have progressed to here.

2005

Andy van der Meyde (Inter Milan) - £2m

2008