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After having watched the biggest January signing of every Premier League club, let's see their worst.
ARSENAL – Kaba Diawara
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may miss the FA Cup semi-final penalty of Dennis Bergkamp, with Arsenal's double becoming Manchester United's Treble in 1999, but the moment of sliding doors may have come even later. .
The two teams were separated by the goal difference before the last two matches of the Premier League season and both experienced difficulties. United had to travel to Blackburn and host Tottenham, while Arsenal went to Leeds and faced Aston Villa in Highbury.
Arsenal blinked first. Leeds was beaten 1-0 24-0 before United drew 0-0 at Ewood Park, Jimmy Floyd Hbadelbaink scoring the goal United champions actually crowned.
But the match will always be remembered for the inexplicable profusion of crossbar challenge champion Kaba Diawara, who was thwarted by woodworking and Nigel Marytn about four times in a 19-minute substitute cameo.
The attacker had joined this month of January for the sum of 2.5 million pounds sterling. Arsene Wenger introduced him as the next Nicolas Anelka. Fifteen games, no goal and 123 days after moving to North London, he is on loan to France and never plays for the Gunners again.
On this day 1999 #Arsenal signed Kaba Diawara of Bordeaux. Goal posts and crossbars from top to bottom of country were in a hell of a hammer
– Andy Kelly (@Gooner_AK) January 29, 2016
BOURNEMOUTH – Lewis Grabban
Eddie Howe reacted to his first transfer slot of the month of January as Premier League manager with all the restraint of Neil Custis in an argument with Jim White. Josh King ended his first season as top scorer with seven goals, suggesting that he needed an attacker, but Juan Iturbe, Benik Afobe and Lewis Grabban for a total of 18 million pounds combined are rarely the solution.
Iturbe was a loan, and Afobe was vaguely understandable, the Premier League virgin having impressed with Wolves Championship. But the contract for Grabban was just weird. Bournemouth signed the striker for £ 300,000 in 2012, sold it for £ 3m in 2014, and then scored a goal in six high-flying matches for Norwich before deciding to part with £ 8m to bring him back. He scored a goal in 22 appearances with the Cherries before finally leaving last summer.
BRIGHTON – Jonny Dixon
"The joke has always been that I was the least footballer footballer that they knew," said a gospel choir manager, Spanish, specializing in selling clothes, scriptwriting and the creation of a musical management company, Holly Valance, dating to Jonny Dixon last year. Brighton signed the striker for £ 55,000 in January 2008, but Dean Wilkins has never left him enough. Dixon only played five league games with the Seagulls before retiring 18 months later, at the age of 25, in order to focus on his many businesses. The producer and director of television and cinema counts Come have dinner with me among his many credits; you could hardly say that he made a mistake by hanging up his boots.
BURNLEY – Leon Cort
Pipping Fellow January 2010 Frederic Nimani arrived at the post under the signing of the actual currency, Leon Cort was not quite the savior £ 1.5m Burnley needed him to be. After Owen Coyle's departure for Bolton, his rivals in the Premier League, Brian Laws had decided that the defense of Andre Bikey, Clarke Carlisle, Tyrone Mears and Stephan Jordan would not be enough to extend their first season in the high flight since. So Cort went straight into the starting lineup, the Clarets winning only two of his 15 games, conceding 36 goals and not keeping a single white goal.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek's half-brother signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Turf Moor, but was beaten two years after two loans. It remains popular as always in Lancashire.
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? #SCFC / #ClaretsIn 2017, FourFourTwo asked fans of all league clubs in England to vote for the worst player in their history. Cort's entry for Burnley is worthy of rebroadcasting: "Lack of mobility, to the point of resembling Bambi's slow cousin on the ice." pic.twitter.com/ZNpIGcUspk
– FourFourTwo ⚽️ (@FourFourTwo) February 15, 2018
CARDIFF – Magnus Wolff Eikrem
"I think this money was well spent," Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said in January 2014, introducing Cardiff's new signature to the press. Magnus Wolff Eikrem has come up with a solid reputation – and quite a sizeable salary – as a promising product for Manchester United's youth become Molde and Heerenveen. Yet his stay in South Wales was a total failure: he made 11 appearances, could not keep them in the Premier League, was placed on the Championship transfer list and his contract was terminated by consent 11 months after accession.
CHELSEA – Juan Cuadrado
Fernando Torres is the obvious answer, and while his transfer fees were more than twice as high as those of Juan Cuadrado, his impact was three or four times more revealing than that of Colombia. Torres can at least claim to have played an important role in the club's victories in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League; Cuadrado started four Premier League matches and scored one goal after his arrival in January 2015. He was loaned to Juventus that summer, then again in August 2016, and left Stamford Bridge to make his move. Turin permanent in May 2017.
CRYSTAL PALACE – Valerian Ismael
It was not until the arrival of Dwight Gayle in 2013 that Crystal Palace could finally completely exorcise the persistent ghost of Valerian Ismael. The defender was the club's record for 15 years after arriving in Strasbourg for £ 2.75m in an unfortunate attempt by Steve Coppell to retain his Premier League status. The French played 13 matches. He was less than £ 2.75m after nine months and played for Bayern Munich in seven years.
EVERTON – Shani Tarashaj
Shani Tarashaj is likely to leave Everton without ever making her first appearance. Signed by Roberto Martinez in January 2016 for £ 3m, the striker was sent directly on loan to Grbadhopper for the remainder of the season. He then spent last season with Eintracht Frankfurt before returning to Grbadhopper with Ronald Koeman, David Unsworth, Sam Allardyce and now Marco Silva reluctant to give him his first chance at Goodison Park. The 23-year-old was uncapped when he joined Everton, but has since played five times for Switzerland, including at Euro 2016.
FULHAM – Kostas Mitroglou
While Fulham leads his career to another relegation of the Premier League, it is worth remembering the disaster of their last stay in the high flight. A 13-year stay in the division ended abruptly in a season that saw one of the shortest Premier League reigns in history, courtesy of René Meulensteen, his successor deciding to try to heal his wounds with cheese. The arrival of Kostas Mitroglou, a club record, has only accelerated the process. Fitness problems have limited him to three appearances and he has been loaned twice before being sold for half of his upfront fees.
Danny Murphy recently revealed that we had signed Mitroglou entirely based on FIFA statistics …
– FulhamFanTalk (@FulhamFanTalk) July 30, 2017
HUDDERSFIELD – Lionel Ainsworth
"Lionel did not reach the heights we expected from him here," said Lee Clark of Lionel Ainsworth, with no trace of irony. "We had high hopes for him but that was not the case and the best thing for all parties is that he moves on and starts over again."
Ainsworth was Clark's first recruit as a Terrier Manager in January 2009, with a well-established reputation. But the winger played only seven games in his first half-season, failing to score or help a single goal for his new club until August. He had been loaned in January 2010 and sold this summer.
LEICESTER – Andrej Kramaric
After being mistakenly invited before arriving late and at the wrong address without a gift, Andrej Kramaric always made it known that he was "happy to be part of" the title party in Leicester. Riyad Mahrez won the individual awards, Jamie Vardy scored the goals, Golo Kante went up the miles, Marc Albrighton won the hearts and Wes Morgan won the trophy, but Kramaric scored neither goal nor help in 22 minutes of Premier League before being loaned to the Bundesliga will remain etched in memory at King Power Stadium for generations.
The striker had signed a club record in January 2015, Leicester fighting against relegation. He scored two goals in 13 games, one in a defeat and the other on the last day, while safety was already badured. And now he is destroying it in Hoffenheim.
LIVERPOOL – Andy Carroll
There can only be one. No laptop guru worthy of the name would have punished a £ 35m movement for a 22-year-old forward with 14 career goals, while Liverpool was panicked in January 2011. With Fernando Torres headed to Chelsea, a replacement had to be sought. Newcastle was so surprised that Carroll was chosen that they rejected an initial offer of £ 30 million. Liverpool is in a way back with another 5 million pounds to get his man.
Carroll has become the eighth most expensive footballer – and the most beloved British player – of all time. He only made his debut in March, did not score his first goal until April, scored only 11 goals in 58 games in total and was sold for only 15 M £ in 2013. At least Steven Caulker was a loan.
MANCHESTER CITY – Wilfried Bony
Before Harry Kane officially took the gamble, Wilfried Bony was busy scribbling "the Premier League scorer in a single calendar year with 20 goals in 2014" in the achievements section of his resume. And all of this worked well, as Manchester City was so impressed by the Swansea striker's productivity that they broke off £ 25m to sign and fire Edin Dzeko. Ten games in 46 games have hardly convinced the newly appointed coach Pep Guardiola that he could lead the line.
MANCHESTER UNITED – Zoran Tosic
With the benefit of the doubt left to Alexis Sanchez, Manchester United must go back a decade to find his worst signing in January. "It could be Tosic who is responsible for filling the Welsh shoes when Giggs retires," the club's website said at the signing of the £ 8m contract in January 2009. The winger has managed a total of 79 minutes in all competitions and was sold to CSKA Moscow after 18 months, very faithful to the first syllable of his last name.
NEWCASTLE – Jean-Alain Boumsong
The sale was so inexplicable that it was an essential part of Stevens' investigation into corruption in football. Newcastle surpbaded itself in January 2005. Jean-Alain Boumsong had been available as a free agent just six months before Graeme Souness signed the Rangers for £ 8 million. on a five and a half year contract.
"The fans will enjoy watching him play," said the Scottish. "He is potentially a leading man in our football team. I think he's expecting to be in the party with Terry and Ferdinand. "
Wogan and Anton, presumably.
Gary Lineker is struggling to earn £ 150,000 a year when Newcastle has already paid £ 8.5m to Jean-Alain Boumsong.
– Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) July 19, 2017
SOUTHAMPTON – Guido Carrillo
Like a firefighter arriving on the scene armed with a water pistol, Guido Carrillo was the last thing the Southampton doctor had ordered. The striker has started more games (5) than shots shot (4) in the Premier League, offering about as much success as the fight against relegation of the club against relegation. It's a marvel that they did not just snatch someone from the street and paid £ 20 million for their services, just to make sure their club record signing is not so embarrbading.
TOTTENHAM – Ricardo Rocha
The history of the 2006/07 season in Tottenham should be part of the national program. From fifth place in the Premier League to two semi-finals and one semifinal, there was also a Paul Robinson goal, only the fifth ever awarded to player of the month, and Edgar Davids playing alongside Andy Barcham and Dorian Dervite in a 16-lap League Cup.
Just to consolidate his legacy, Ricardo Rocha has joined for £ 3.2 million, plus two friendly matches between Tottenham and Benfica, the Portuguese club retaining all receipts. John's brother would only start 16 games in three seasons.
WATFORD – Will Hoskins
An attacker must make considerable efforts to score his first goal for his new club 19 months after joining. Will Hoskins was one of the many last-minute attempts Aidy Boothroyd made to get the Hornets to safety in the Premier League in January 2007, when Moses Ashikodi, Lee Williamson, Steve Kabba, Gareth Williams, Johan Cavalli, Cedric Avinel and Douglas Rinaldi were unsuccessful. save a sinking ship. But it is Hoskins who has arrived with perhaps the greatest reputation of Rotherham. The striker was loaned twice in his first 12 months after signing, scoring seven goals in 60 league games for Watford before he left in 2010. Northcote City, to save you the Google.
WESTERN HAM – Savio Nsereko
The worst transfer of January in the Premier League. Savio simulated more kidnappings than goals scored in England, despite the fact that the West Ham club has been signing for four and a half years. The Hammers thought they had stolen a march in the rest of Europe when they recruited the striker for £ 9m, Savio having been named to the Under-19 tournament team in 2008. Yet there was hardly a hint of shock when a player who had scored three goals in 22 games in 22 matches with the Serie B Brescia team is lost in the crowd. After only a start of the championship, it was sold to Fiorentina for 3 million pounds after six months.
WOLVES – Eggert Jonsson
Signed by Mick McCarthy and forgotten by Terry Connor in the Premier League, Eggert Jonsson managed to survive not only his first two Wolves leaders, but also Stale Solbakken and Dean 'The Scout' Saunders in the championship. The midfielder played only seven times before being released from a contract he had two years left in 2013.
Matt Stead
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