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.

Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal to Manchester United)

Who are the 5 worst big money transfers in the Premier League?
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 06. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The Chilean forwards transfer to Manchester United has to arguably be the worst piece of business ever done in history. To be fair, hindsight is 20/20 and at the time this seemed like a perfect buy for Manchester United who had pulled the rug from under Manchester City’s feet to bring Sanchez to Old Trafford.

There was an air of victory around Old Trafford who believed that they had made a phenomenal signing and in truth he was. Which is why he’s failure at the Old Trafford is so disappointing. Sanchez was given all the means to succeed but rather than taking the opportunity and run with it, he has managed to fall apart and self-destruct in a manner that no one could predict.

His huge wages mean he is almost impossible to shift out. Inter Milan are currently in talks with Manchester United over a possible loan move with an option to buy. The move will see him go off to the San Siro until next year June and the Italian club will have the opportunity to make the purchase for a mere 15 million Euros.

With the sale of Lukaku, United are lacking attacking options. However, it is unlikely that they will miss Sanchez who has only managed to find the net 5 times in 45 games in all competitions with Manchester United.

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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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