Well, they know how it goes. Sometimes you buy a product that looks tempting, promising high quality and longevity, only to find out that it’s an entirely overpriced piece of junk. It’s sometimes the same with soccer players.
It is not easy to buy a quality player for good money. Even the best managers sometimes disappoint. They sign a footballer who rocks like a god, but by the time he moves to a new club, he is just a shadow of his former self.
This happens in many football leagues and in the best competition in the world – English Premier League. We have picked out the 13 worst transfers in the history of the English Premier League that managers regretted signing.
The bald Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastián Verón has disappointed two clubs in the Premier League. The fact that he burned Alex Ferguson at Manchester United is understandable. Still, the fact that Chelsea subsequently bought him for £15 million is hard to understand.
He played only 58 games in England (51 in Manchester and seven at Chelsea) and scored eight goals (7+1). Coach Ferguson made history, responding sharply at one point to a criticism that buying Verón was a waste of money for Manchester: “He’s a bloody good player. And you are all fucking idiots.”
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