The worst transfer deals in Premier League history

By Jimmy Leach

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

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There were many attempts at Old Trafford to find a successor to Peter Schmeichel, but Taibi was the most disastrous.

The worst transfer deals in Premier League history

The cheque books are out and we're heading to football's most expensive summer ever.

The Manchester clubs are flush with cash, Chelsea are ready to spend again, Liverpool are looking for the final piece in the jigsaw, and even Arsenal look likely to spend.

Click the image on the right to launch our guide.

The thing is, though – players don't automatically fit into teams and managers aren't infallible. There will be deals done in the next few weeks which will turn out comically bad. Almost as comical as some of these, the worst since the Premier League began in 1992.

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Asprilla

clive_alive wrote:

Monday, 29 June 2009 at 02:54 pm (UTC)

Agreee with almost all the guys before this one, Asprilla dose not deserve to be on tis list at all. the man scored his fare share of goals for Newcastle, if he'd still been playing today Newcastle might have survived the drop

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Asprill was no flop

dagenhamdan wrote:

Thursday, 2 July 2009 at 06:56 am (UTC)

I agree about Asprilla as well and m an not a Newcastle fan. Manyoo have signed their fair share of donkeys though

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Massimo Taibi

cyrilpsquirrel wrote:

Friday, 3 July 2009 at 06:39 am (UTC)

Another one of bacon faces bad deals ....wonderful

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Augustin Delgado

pathumthani wrote:

Friday, 10 July 2009 at 03:19 am (UTC)

Asprilla was in no way a flop compared to the 4.5million that Southampton spent on Delgado, they got about 4 games in 2 or was it 3 years and he left on a free!

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Asprilla??..what about El Hadji Diouf and Salif Diao??

mazebio wrote:

Sunday, 9 August 2009 at 01:17 am (UTC)

Firstly Asprilla should not be in that list, and secondly i cant believe i have gone through the list and not seen either of Gerard Houlier`s inspirational senegalese signings El Hadji Diouf for 11 million in 2001 or Salif Diao for 4.5 million???...You could chuck Bruno Cheyrou in there aswell!! 4.5 million "on the next Zidane"....YEH.... ALRITE!!!

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Robbie Keane

pinballwizard81 wrote:

Monday, 10 August 2009 at 08:25 am (UTC)

Bought for �19+ million sold six months later for �12 million and contributing five goals... �1.4 million per goal!?!?

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Boogers Caravan

billprosser wrote:

Monday, 10 August 2009 at 11:07 am (UTC)

This old story about Boogers in a caravan park isn't true. I should know - the rumour was my fault.
At the time I was the PA announcer at Upton Park and I organised all their travel arrangements as well.
AFter his sending-off he did go missing and the West Ham Clubcall reporter at the time (a friend of mine) called me (on a mobile in their early less reliable days) and asked if I knew where Boogers had got to. He also asked if I had booked any flights for him.

I said "No - but if he's gone back to Holland he's probably gone by car again". The next day the papers were full of stories of Barmy Boogers Living in a Caravan and the Clubcall reporter told me they had picked the story up from his report. I asked who had told him he said "You did. You said if he's gone back to Holland he's probably gone to his caravan".

I still feel bad about it..

Bill Prosser

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Corkers!

rockinrog wrote:

Monday, 10 August 2009 at 12:51 pm (UTC)

Fools and their money are soon parted. Still, at least nobody in England was stupid enough to shell out on Ronaldo or Vieri - Inter bought them both! By the way, it is harsh to lay the blame for Newcastle's many failures at the feet of any one player. They have proved time and time again that their ineptitude is very much a team effort. Saturday's result against the Baggies will soon be a cherished memory.

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