Whether it be an overseas player of simply transferring from one Premier League club to another - there are some stand out names that come to mind when the word ‘flop’ is brought up in the world of football.
So, who do fans and football journalists believe is the worst transfer of all time?
So, who do fans and football journalists believe is the worst transfer of all time?
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00:00 Whether it be an overseas player or simply a player transferring from a Premier League club to another,
00:07 there are some standout names that come to mind when the word 'flop' is brought up in the world of football.
00:13 So who do fans and football journalists believe is the first player that comes to their mind when discussing the worst transfer of all time?
00:21 Do you remember when May United signed Bebe for five million quid? That was quite weird.
00:26 I think he was homeless six months earlier, wasn't he? Apparently he's the only player that Sir Alex Ferguson never watched but signed.
00:36 So I don't know if that means anything. I guess a couple of other ones.
00:41 There was Mo Johnston. Do you remember him? He was the guy that was about to sign for Celtic and he went to Rangers.
00:48 Is that the way it went? He was a Catholic. He was the first ever Catholic to play for Rangers. That was quite a good one.
00:54 I think Arsenal have got a lot to answer for with Nicolas Pepe. I really do.
01:01 We talk about the transfer win and you think Spurs. Obviously Arsenal missing out.
01:09 They paid the best part of £80 million for Nicolas Pepe and I haven't seen him have a good game for Arsenal.
01:15 After fans took an approach to look back at failed transfers for big money like Nicolas Pepe to Arsenal for £72 million,
01:24 I wanted to get a journalist's opinion so spoke to National World journalists to see where their mind goes
01:29 when asked about any standout transfers that ended poorly for both the player and the club.
01:35 There have been so many wasteful transfers and I'm thinking when he went back to Man United from Juventus,
01:41 he just completely flattered to deceive. You could probably count on two hands the amount of good games that he had for the club.
01:49 I'm just trying to think of a couple of others really. We've got Nuggets down here. Andy Carroll of course at Liverpool.
01:55 £35 million from Newcastle. Completely flopped. Considering he was a replacement for Fernando Torres as well and he just did not do it.
02:06 It's obviously a difficult situation for Maguire, a player who hasn't had a good couple of years.
02:13 I actually think some of his performances last year were actually OK.
02:17 There's a little caveat to say that he came against weaker opponents and he wasn't put in very often for the big games.
02:25 He's had a tough couple of years but let's remember, I had drew interest from Manchester City, from Pep Guardiola.
02:31 He was a player that was very highly rated. He's still a good player in my eyes.
02:35 He's a good player. You see his performances for England he puts in but for Manchester United he's just had a really bad run.
02:41 I think it's probably in everyone's best interest now to move on.
02:44 Well, there's a collection of names that have made transfers to the Premier League and haven't panned out quite how the club would have liked,
02:51 and the club's spending for that matter. As new transfer sagas are emerging every day,
02:57 fans will be hoping that their clubs are never mentioned when asked about the worst transfers of all time.
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