Who are the 5 worst big money transfers in the Premier League?

Archie Blade | 19/08/2019
VALENCIA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 08. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) Phil Coutinho is a tragic story; One you can’t help but feel sorry for. He was a star at Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp went through hell and high water to keep him at the club. However, when a club like Barcelona comes calling, there are very few who can refuse. Barcelona fans were exhilarated at the signing. The staunch resistance led by Klopp made many believe that they had purchased a world class athlete who would take them to greater heights. To an extent they were right. However, things didn’t pan out the way it was planned. Phil Coutinho’s purchase by Barcelona made him the 3rd most expensive footballer in the world. The signing came months after PSG snatched Neymar from Barcelona. However, Coutinho was given the assurance that he was being bought in as a replacement for Iniesta and not Neymar. With Iniesta still active at the time though, Valverde decided to play him in the wings despite the Brazilian having never played in the position before in his life. Naturally, his performance began to decline. The fact that he was not given his promised position even after Iniesta’s departure meant he kept on underperforming in an unknown position. He soon began to draw the ire of the fans who even booed him at the Camp Nou. Barcelona tried their best to shift him out this summer. However, very few clubs were interested in the offer and Barcelona had to finally send him out on loan. Bayern Munich taken him in and they have an option to buy. Coutinho now has one chance to redeem himself from the hole he was pushed under at Barcelona. However, until that happens, the Brazilian will unfortunately be considered a failure at the club.

Fernando Torres (Liverpool to Chelsea)

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 27. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

If Philippe Coutinho’s fall from grace was tragic, Fernando Torres’ downfall is outright heart-breaking. At Liverpool he was a striker who terrorised defenders all over the world. In Chelsea he looked like a fan had won the opportunity to play for the club.

Chelsea paid £50 million to Liverpool to employ the Spanish striker’s service but immediately regretted the purchase as Torres managed to find the net only once in the 2010/11 season with Chelsea despite making 18 appearances.

In all, the man who made a habit out of scoring goals at Liverpool, could only score 20 goals in 110 Premier League appearances for the Blues. Torres himself recognized that he was nowhere near his best at Chelsea and vowed to try his best. Unfortunately, for an ambitious club like Chelsea, this was never going to be enough and his legendary career will forever be marred by his 4 year stay at Stamford Bridge.

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Archie Blade

Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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