TOP OF THE FLOPS

ROB BRADLEY looks at some of the big signings who have spectacularly failed to live up to their price tags...

David Bentley cost Tottenham £15m – but he did take a good corner

THE most expensive player in the Premier League cost nearly £60million pounds and, up to now, he has been a bit of a disappointment. In fact since leaving Spain, the very dear Angel Di Maria has been more ‘oh dear me’ than a demon over here.
Ever since Trevor Francis became the first million pound player in 1979, there has been pressure on expensive signings to justify their fee an...

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