The nine worst signings in the history of the Premier League

Interesting article which gives us the British newspaper The Independent. It makes a classification of the worst signings in history (at least recent) of the Premier League. And best of all, you are familiar names.

1. Robbie Keane

Rafa Benitez gave her these beautiful words to the Irish striker (which has no relation to Roy Keane): "He is unable to score enough goals." Liverpool spent £ 20.3 million, and eventually sent him back to Tottenham.

2. Steve Marlet.

Fulham spent 11 million and a half pounds in this player known throughout the continent. But Fulham crashed: just scored 11 goals in 54 games.

3. Darren Brent.

It cost 17 million pounds, more than the great Thierry Henry, and the beginning of the season he scored many goals for Tottenham. Goals that have been forgotten.

4. Sergei Rebrov

Another bad signing for Tottenham, which spent 11 million pounds in it. It came with a high reputation, especially as the companion Sevchenko (to be later in the classification). Only scored 10 goals in 59 games and soon fell into oblivion.

5. Adrian Mutu

This sounded to many football clubs, including Real Madrid. Finally took it Abraimovich's Chelsea, and there was not anything special, other than being packaged for cocaine. It cost 16 million pounds.

6. Juan Sebastián Verón.

The "witch" as he was known, cost 28 million to Manchester United and 15 for Chelsea. Sir Alex Ferguson defended him, calling idiots who criticized him, but never rose to glory by either of these two teams.

7. Chris Sutton.

It cost Chelsea 10 million pounds, money that paid willingly because at Blackburn Rovers formed a lethal pair with veteran Alan Shearer. At Chelsea it was nowhere near what it was in his former team. Only 1 goal in 28 games.

8. Albert Luque.

Our national contribution to the classification of disasters signings. It is true that in the Deportivo La Coruna and Mallorca played his best years and who attended the 2002 World Cup by the back door and then do well, but never succeeded Albert Luque at Newcastle, which paid just under 10 million pounds for him.

9. Andriy Sevchenko

The more expensive. It cost 30 million pounds to Chelsea, the most expensive signing in English football of all time, but only scored 9 goals in 49 games. Needless to say it is a poor figure for the striker who was a reference in Europe and, why not say, worldwide.