Some of the worst transfers in football history involve players signed for fees in excess of £100 million. Barcelona are guilty of making two of the worst signings in recent memory in the form of Philippe Coutinho and Antoine Griezmann. Cheslea have had very little luck with centre-forwards as the Blues have made more than one disastrous signing at the top end of the pitch.
The world of football is a place where transfers are becoming even more of a common occurrence, and the sums of money clubs are willing to spend in order to sign the best talent across from across the globe have reached an unfathomable level. With this increased desire and financial firepower to make deals happen, comes a lot of risk. This is because not all transfers work out the way the club, fans, or the players themselves imagine.
Expensive flops are becoming a bigger part of the game, and as such, it is becoming even more difficult to answer the following question. What is the worst football transfer in recent memory? Well, that's the question we've set out to answer as we rank football's worst transfers ever, below. The factors taken into consideration when ranking each signing included the following: Expectations upon signing Transfer fee Sell-on fee Longevity at the club they signed for Statistical performance So, without further ado, let's take a look at some of the worst transfers we have ever seen.
.. 1 Eden Hazard to Real Madrid The Belgian managed just one goal in his first season in the Spani.