After Russian winger Dinyar Bilyaletdinov picked up a harsh 78th minute red card at the Hawthorns on Saturday, many Blues were left wondering if they had just seen the enigmatic midfielder play his last game for Everton.The sending off for the challenge on West Brom's James Morrison has withstood an appeal from Everton to get the 3-match ban rescinded. Despite a written statement from Morrison saying that Bilyaletdinov didn't deserve to be shown red, Bilyaletdinov will miss our final game of the season, against Chelsea on Sunday.
So, has he played his last game for the blues? The Liverpool Daily Post suggest that this may be the case, claiming that Spartak Moscow are ready to offer the 26 year old a route back to Russia.
On the 21st April he gave an indication that his future was with Everton, through a message on Twitter: 'Hi there! Don't believe the rumors about Rubin. I'm the Everton player!'
However, there remains a question mark over his future.
He has shown glimpses of incredible talent. You need only to watch his goals against Manchester United, Portsmouth, Wolves and Norwich (in the pre-season friendly) to see this. Yet he has, all too often, been totally anonymous in games. He is an enigmatic maestro. When on song he is breathtaking and the skill is plain to see - but does inconsistency spoil his talent?
If the decision were left to me I would not sell. I don't think he would command a fee in excess of around £4-5 million, and I would keep the current squad together as much as possible. I know I say this every year, but just look at this side and tell me there is need for a huge change:
Howard
Neville - Jagielka - Distin - Baines
Coleman - Fellaini - Arteta
Cahill - Osman
Saha
And whilst I don't see Bily fitting into Moyes' strongest side, he is undoubtedly talented and we all want to see a few more of those magical 40-yard screamers!
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