MONEY CANNOT EVERYTHING
From Hazard to Coutinho: Seven millionaire signings that failed miserably
Of the 10 most expensive signings in football history, at least seven have not met expectations at their clubs and have ended up leaving for a new destination
The football day in day out advances so much in the greatness of his teams as in the high prices of his footballers. In the last five years and half have made the 10 more expensive signings in the history, although no all have left good feelings in his clubs once received the big cheque. In fact, seven of them did not fulfil with the expectations and finished leaving by the rear door or in the ostracism of the bench.
Philippe Coutinho, FC Barcelona (150M)
The Brazilian landed in the Barça like the greater signing in the history of the club after several seasons being an authentic 'crack' in the Liverpool. In spite of leaving a good balance during his first six months, finished turning off to the point to chain two cessions to the Bayern Munich and to the Aston Villa, being this last the one who finished purchasing his services by 20 millions. It added only 25 goals in 106 parties played with the elastic culé.
Jack Grealish, Manchester City (137M)
Pertinent of the Aston Villa, went one of the 'bombs' of the market for the season 2021/22 after the good feelings that left in the Villa Park. However, his eight annotations in 61 parties have not compensated the millionaire investment that did the Manchester City and, to day of today, has a 'debt' pending with the fans mancuniana of face to which remains of course.
Ousmane Dembélé, FC Barcelona (135M)
'Dembouz' Landed in the Camp Nou with the responsibility to cover the drop of Neymar Júnior, the one who split course to Paris Saint-Germain by 222 million euros. His first seasons were full of altibajos by the injuries and seeded a sinfín of doubts in the cúpula Barcelona on if ficharle was the correct decision. In spite of this, the arrival of Xavi Hernández helped to a large extent to that the French recovered the stray confidence and since is being an absolute leading. It has contested only 58% of the parties with a total of 39 goals in his sack.
Eden Hazard, Real Madrid (130M)
Probably the greater fiasco of the list. The Belgian left Stamford Bridge to dress the elastic of the Real Madrid in 2019 and since all has gone slope down. His value of market happened of 150 'kilos' to 7.5 in three seasons, in addition to contesting less than 40% of the parties of the group merengue. In his stay in Santiago Bernabéu accumulates only seven annotations in 73 commitments, an authentic prank in relation to the money invested by the directive of Florentino Pérez.
Joao Félix, Athletic of Madrid (127.2M)
Another young promise that has not been to the height. The Portuguese is the costliest signing in the history of the Benfica, and the Athletic of Madrid did with his services to have a referent of present and future in the management of the 'Cholo' Simeone. At all more far of the reality. In 131 meetings adds only 34 goals and happened to the ostracism of the bench of the Argentinian technician, what carried him to go out in condition of yielded course to Chelsea in this wintry market.
Antoine Griezmann, Barcelona (120M)
Tercero of the list for the FC Barcelona. Although it contested almost 95% of his parties in the Camp Nou, the true is that his leadership did not finish to convince neither to his trainers neither neither to the fans culé, those who considered that his signing treat of a simple whim of the Managerial Board of Josep Maria Bartomeu. It marked 35 goals in 102 parties before leaving in condition of yielded to the Athletic and, later, of permanent form by so alone 20 million euros.
Romelu Lukaku, Chelsea (115M)
Finally it is Romelu Lukako, the one who has been a Russian mountain of feelings. First it happened of the Everton to the Manchester United before being sold to the inter of Milan, where consecrated like an authentic goleador. His good numbers did him recalar in Chelsea but his constant injuries sent him so only a campaign after return to Italy in condition of yielded. Nowadays it keeps recovering of an inflammation of knee and hardly has contested 382' minutes in what it goes of course, being one of the big disappointments of the last years.
