00:00 Whether it be an overseas player or simply a player transferring from a Premier League club to another,
00:07 there are some standout names that come to mind when the word 'flop' is brought up in the world of football.
00:13 So who do fans and football journalists believe is the first player that comes to their mind when discussing the worst transfer of all time?
00:21 Do you remember when May United signed Bebe for five million quid? That was quite weird.
00:26 I think he was homeless six months earlier, wasn't he? Apparently he's the only player that Sir Alex Ferguson never watched but signed.
00:36 So I don't know if that means anything. I guess a couple of other ones.
00:41 There was Mo Johnston. Do you remember him? He was the guy that was about to sign for Celtic and he went to Rangers.
00:48 Is that the way it went? He was a Catholic. He was the first ever Catholic to play for Rangers. That was quite a good one.
00:54 I think Arsenal have got a lot to answer for with Nicolas Pepe. I really do.
01:01 We talk about the transfer win and you think Spurs. Obviously Arsenal missing out.
01:09 They paid the best part of £80 million for Nicolas Pepe and I haven't seen him have a good game for Arsenal.
01:15 After fans took an approach to look back at failed transfers for big money like Nicolas Pepe to Arsenal for £72 million,
01:24 I wanted to get a journalist's opinion so spoke to National World journalists to see where their mind goes
01:29 when asked about any standout transfers that ended poorly for both the player and the club.
01:35 There have been so many wasteful transfers and I'm thinking when he went back to Man United from Juventus,
01:41 he just completely flattered to deceive. You could probably count on two hands the amount of good games that he had for the club.
01:49 I'm just trying to think of a couple of others really. We've got Nuggets down here. Andy Carroll of course at Liverpool.
01:55 £35 million from Newcastle. Completely flopped. Considering he was a replacement for Fernando Torres as well and he just did not do it.
02:06 It's obviously a difficult situation for Maguire, a player who hasn't had a good couple of years.
02:13 I actually think some of his performances last year were actually OK.
02:17 There's a little caveat to say that he came against weaker opponents and he wasn't put in very often for the big games.
02:25 He's had a tough couple of years but let's remember, I had drew interest from Manchester City, from Pep Guardiola.
02:31 He was a player that was very highly rated. He's still a good player in my eyes.
02:35 He's a good player. You see his performances for England he puts in but for Manchester United he's just had a really bad run.
02:41 I think it's probably in everyone's best interest now to move on.
02:44 Well, there's a collection of names that have made transfers to the Premier League and haven't panned out quite how the club would have liked,
02:51 and the club's spending for that matter. As new transfer sagas are emerging every day,
02:57 fans will be hoping that their clubs are never mentioned when asked about the worst transfers of all time.
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