Inter Milan tried to get him, so it's not just us that thought he had something.
For me, he is symptomatic of the disconnect between the managers tactics and coaching ability, the clubs approach to squad building, and reality.
If we had a pragmatic, conservative manager producing a settled, defensively organised team from a squad with two or three more experienced, solid pros and two or three less inexperienced young hopefuls, someone like Khalili could be introduced in fits and spurts, perhaps at right midfield, and feel his way gradually.
Instead, he's now a quivering wreck. We've exposed him to shell shock, put a bandage on him, and sent him back to the front line so often he doesn't know his arse from his elbow. If he ever was any good then we are very unlikely to see it now.
Much the same could be said of Canvot and Honest.