Premier League Worst Transfers: Get to know all about the top 5 worst players in premier league and get to know what led to their miserable transfers in England’s top football tier.
If there was one European domestic league to be named as the most entertaining, it will always be the Premier League. Having witnessed the biggest names in International football, the Premier League stands as the most criticized and analyzed league in the world.
On one hand there have been players who have stamped their authority and proclaimed themselves as the best to ever play in the top most English football circuit. There have been some, players who have tremendously fallen under the pressure.
Want to know these players are which team did they play for? Then do not blink your eye before finishing off this article.
Premier League Worst Transfers: List of Worst PL Players of All-Time
5. Owen Hargreaves
This England International payer was signed from Bayern Munich in 2007 for $30 Million . Although he had to battle his way injuries throughout his career. In his debut season Manchester United won a double, but Owen Hargreaves had no impact at all.
The Canada-born midfielder would make just five more appearances in the Premier League, four of which came over his final three seasons with United. To say the least Owen Hargreaves career was almost over when he was only 27-years-old.
4. Bebe
Another failed Manchester United signing, Bebe’s signing in 2010 was filled with confusion and chaos as then manager, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that he has never seen the youngster play. He played just 75 Premier League minutes during his time at Old Trafford.
As a result, the remainder of his United career was spent out on loan, before he was sold to Benfica.
3. Falcao
One of Columbia’s finest offensive player, Falcao was on the verge of making it into the list of the most accomplished strikers of the generations until he joined Chelsea and Manchester United. Two consecutive failed stints justified Falcao was never meant for English football and thus ultimately reduced a great player to a punchline.
2. Milton Nunez
You will be shocked to know how this player made his way into the Premier League. Sunderland signed this player on the deadline day in 200 for $1 Million. He made only 1 appearance in his PL stint. Later it was revealed that Sunderland manager Peter Reid signed the wrong player.
1. Jozy Altidore
An American player with raw speed, acceleration, strength, endurance, stamina and aggression yet he managed to fail in the Premier League. He scored only two goals having played for Sunderland and Hull City, eventually he found success after he went back to play in MLS.
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