So, after arriving in the summer to much controversy, Rafa Benitez's time at Everton has come to an end.
Defeat at relegation-threatened Norwich City at the weekend was to prove the final straw, and little over six months into a three-year deal, the former Liverpool, Newcastle United and Real Madrid manager will leave Goodison Park with little to show for it on the footballing side, but likely with a handsome severance package.
Benitez was understood to be earning around £7m per season at Everton, and paying off two-and-a-half years of that deal could cost as much as £17.5m, but a conservative estimate would place it at around £14m.
