Everton are paying the price for poor decisions in recent years with relegation to the Championship a real possibility.
The Toffees have been playing football in the top flight since 1954 but are facing an uncertain future as they currently find themselves in the bottom three.
Relegation-threatened Everton have endured a woeful campaign
Jamie Carragher gave a damning indictment on the situation at Goodison Park, suggesting everyone in football is taking advantage of Everton.
The Liverpool icon, who supported the Toffees as a boy, added that relegation will mean Everton will be used as an example of now not to run a club.
It's incredible they find themselves in this situation as the Toffees have plenty of financial muscle behind them and have a net spend of £219.3million since 2017.
But Liverpool, who beat them last month, are chasing an unprecedented quadruple and have a lower net spend of £192.7m over the same time period.
Everton have been heavily criticised for the way they have spent their mommey, but just how much have they frittered away?
talkSPORT.com breaks down Everton's spending in the transfer market since Farhad Moshiri became majority stakeholder back in 2016 and where these signings are now.
Everton have spent so much money since 2016 and not seen much of a return
Some of the first signings actually did well with Calvert-Lewin scoring 56 goals in 187 games for the club, while Gueye impressed and left for Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth £29m in 2019.
Others did not, though, for a multitude of reasons, including injuries.
Bolasie for example, lasted just two seasons, and in that time only found the net twice in 32 games as knee injury wrecked his chances of success.
But he did not have much luck on his side during his stay on Merseyside having missed 51 games after rupturing his cruciate ligament in December 2016.
Bolasie was an excellent talent at Palace but an injury curtailed his progress at Goodison Park
Similarly to the previous campaign, whilst many of those names struggled, there were some good additions.
Pickford for example, despite his side's current predicament, has put in some strong performances, and been England's first choice goalkeeper for the last few years.
But others, such as Tosun and Klaassen struggled to adapt to the Premier League.
The Turkish striker has only scored 11 goals in 61 games for the club and made just three appearances this campaign despite their struggles.
The Dutch midfielder meanwhile only spent one season on Merseyside, producing just one assist in 16 games. He is now back at Ajax, where Everton signed him from.
Everton fans won't want reminding of Klaassen, and the club only recouped half of the money they spent on him when they sold him to Werder Bremen in the summer of 2018
Tosun is still somehow at the club, but has barely featured this campaign
Arguably Everton's best season of transfers.
Richarlison has been a consistent performer for the club, and one of the few shining lights this season having scored seven goals and produced four assists in 25 games so far.
The club's current woes may also have not been as bad had Mina not been side-lined through injuries this season. He's missed 15 games through thigh and hamstring issues.
Digne meanwhile was one of Everton's best players, but left in January to join Aston Villa after having an alleged fall out with former Toffees boss Rafael Benitez.
Richarlison will need to score more goals if Everton are to stay up and they need to get Mina fit to bolster what has been a leaky defence
Coming in from north London as a winger, it's fair to say Nigeria international Iwobi player has not frightened defences. He has just seven goals and six assists in 91 games so far.
Kean meanwhile came from Juventus as a hot prospect but hasn't sizzled at Goodison Park, scoring just four goals in 39 matches.
He's still on their books as he is back on loan at his boyhood club, who are reportedly obligated to buy him in 2023 for £24m.
But just as much as some of the signings didn't perform, like in other campaigns, there were some serious injuries that may have blighted others.
Gomes for example, did not make his debut for the club in 2018 until October.
And in November 2019, he sadly suffered a horrific ankle injury in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham, that kept him out of action for nearly four months.
Iwobi though is still only 25 and has time on his side to turn his career around
Heung-Min Son tackled Gomes and what followed was accidental
The James Rodriguez signing in retrospect wasn't worth the hassle, but Abdoulaye Doucoure and and Ben Godfrey have done okay.
The ex-Watford midfielder is a solid performer while the former Norwich centre-back has potential to be a long-term success.
But it would not be a surprise to see Allan move on in the summer just two years after arriving.
In their 2-0 loss to fierce rivals Liverpool, the Brazil midfielder completed just two passes, and made just six attempts in total.
Whilst there is no doubting his ability, having been a key figure during his time with the Serie A club, his struggles at Anfield epitomised what the club are currently going through.
Allan was the target of criticism from Harry Redknapp who told talkSPORT that he 'can't run'
At just 20 years old, Patterson could be a great signing in years to come but he has not been able to make an impact so far due to injury.
Mykolenko looks a solid signing so far, while Demarai Gray and Andros Townsend have represented good value signings.
Dele Alli and Salomon Rondon, though, so far, aren't pulling their weight, while Donny van de Beek remains an enigma.
El Ghazi meanwhile, well, he's only been given 11 minutes of action since arriving from Villa Park.
The Dutch winger has either been completely left out, or warmed the bench since joining the Toffees
With all that said, in total, £559.5m has been spent, with very little to show for it.
By comparison, the club's nearest and most fierce rivals Liverpool have shown how to spend money in the same period.
The Reds have spent £7m less, and it has seen them win the Premier League and Champions League, as well as become one of the best teams in the world.
Many mistakes have been made by the club from the blue half of Merseyside, and the fans will desperately hope they can firstly, avoid a drop to the Championship, and secondly, learn from these errors going forward.
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