Exorbitant amounts of money spent, but the newcomer not only does not help the team, but often drags it down.
Many famous European teams faced such a headache last season. The website "goal.com" compiled a list of the twenty most disappointing players of the season.
20. Lukas Podolski. In the middle of the season, the German was loaned to Inter and greeted by the fans with euphoria. Unfortunately, only one goal and numerous poor performances did not help the Milan team achieve anything impressive in Serie A.
19. Yann M'Vila. Another disappointment for Inter. The 24-year-old Frenchman was loaned from Rubin Kazan and did not achieve anything in 8 Serie A matches.
18. Lucas Silva. In January, Real Madrid paid 14 million euros for the Brazilian from Cruzeiro, but he only started three matches despite injuries affecting the team.
17. Fernando Torres. The performances of the Spaniard did not improve the mood of Milan fans. Later, he went back to his hometown team, where he shone in different colors. But that's another story.
16. Adrian Ramos. The Colombian acquired for 9 million euros from Hertha to Borussia Dortmund did not help Jurgen Klopp's team at all.
15. Ashley Cole. The veteran, who came to Roma for nothing, quickly lost the coach's trust.
14. Alfred Finnbogason. The sniper who stumbled in Heerenveen for 7.5 million euros moved to Real Sociedad, but only scored two goals. A huge contrast, as in the Netherlands the Icelander had scored 29 times.
13. Douglas. 5 million euros thrown away. The Brazilian acquired from Sao Paulo did not shine at all in the Catalan club.
12. Alessio Cerci. Atletico Madrid regretted 18 million euros paid for the Italian from Torino.
11. Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian bought by Chelsea in January for 35 million euros was probably disappointed. In twelve matches - only one assist.
10. Dejan Lovren. The Croatian acquired for 25 million euros from Southampton by coach Brendan Rodgers did not live up to expectations in defense.
9. Andre Schurrle. Wolfsburg expected more from another goal scored by the 30-million-euro compatriot in 14 Bundesliga matches.
8. Doria. The biggest disappointment of Marseille and Ligue 1 season. 7 million euros to the Botafogo team and not a single match in the French league, sent back to South America.
7. Ciro Immobile. Another headache for Dortmund's coach Jurgen Klopp. Torino was not stingy for him and spent 20 million euros.
6. Mario Balotelli. Although the bad debut of the scandalous player was predictable, the Italian surpassed himself, scoring only one goal in the Premier League. Luis Suarez can smile looking at his successor in the "Red" team. By the way, it cost 20 million euros.
5. Radamel Falcao. A joy in Manchester when he arrived, an even greater joy when it was announced that the Colombian would return to Monaco. 20 million euros spent on the player who scored four times in the Premier League.
4. Thomas Vermaelen. The 20-million-euro Belgian was supposed to help Barcelona deal with possible problems when the ban on buying newcomers was enforced, but he only played the last La Liga match.
3. Juan Iturbe. One of the biggest flops in Roma history. The Argentine striker bought from Hellas Verona for 30 million euros scored only two goals and made two assists.
2. Eliaquim Mangala. Man City paid 40 million euros for the Porto defender, but the Frenchman was overshadowed by his more experienced teammate Martin Demichelis.
1. Angel Di Maria. 75 million euros and the hope that the winger would help Man Utd return to the top. The team's revival did not happen, and Di Maria is considering leaving elsewhere.
