via Eurosport/Yahoo!UK:
Everton have confirmed the signing of Russia midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov from Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee...Bilyaletdinov will not be eligible for Thursday's Europa League play-off second leg against Sigma Olomouc and is unlikely to be in England for Sunday's Premier League clash with Wigan.
He is due in the UK early next month for Russia's World Cup qualifier against Wales and is expected to link up with his new team-mates for the first time ahead of the following weekend's trip to Fulham.
...Ilya Minskiy of Eurosport.ru gives us the lowdown on the new Toffee:
"Bilyaletdinov aka Bilya or Bill mostly plays as a left sided central midfielder. Sometimes Lokomotiv used him as a left winger but he lacks pace for that role.
"He has good vision, dribbling and passing and is also a good set-piece taker.
"He has scored 40 goals in his professional career so far which includes goals in the Russian Premier League, Russian Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and for the Russian national team.
"However, he lacks pace and fitness. He is not that strong mentality either...
"My personal opinion is that Everton have made a mistake. Bilya was a pretty promising player about four years ago but he has made little progress since.
"I don't see him shining in Premier League but I hope he will prove me wrong."
You had me at "good set-piece taker".
i haven't seen a better photo all year! good work
ReplyDeletehi
ReplyDelete