Tens of millions of euros thrown away.

13th place. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – from Inter to Barcelona for 69.5 million euros

Of course, Ibrahimovic is a great footballer and a true football legend, but he himself has repeatedly confirmed that the move to Barcelona was the biggest mistake of his career. But if Zlatan lost time at Camp Nou, the Catalans lost a lot of money and Samuel Eto’o, who went in the opposite direction. Samuel won the Golden Treble with Inter and Mourinho in season one, and Ibrahimovic was disappointed with Barcelona and Guardiola, whom he later called an “eggless coward”.

12th place. Romelu Lukaku – from Everton to Manchester United for 85 million euros

The first, but not the last, appearance of Romelu Lukaku in this top. The Belgian forward has proved himself Premier League, speaking for Everton, but Manchester United did not find the ideal striker in the person of Romelu. Although the start of a career at Old Trafford proved stimulating: 10 goals in the first nine games, a record beaten by the legendary Bobby Charlton. And then a drought of goals, reduced times with Solskjaer, loss of form and passage to Inter.

11th place. Kepa Arrizabalaga – from Athletic to Chelsea for 80 million euros

The most expensive goalkeeper in football history has lasted two seasons at Chelsea goal and in the past two years he has been a replacement for Edouard Mendy, who has cost the Blues nearly four times less. Kepa is likely to leave Stamford Bridge this summer and his most vivid memories of Chelsea will be associated with two League Cup finals lost: in 2019 he refused to leave for a substitute, and in 2022 he ended up on penalties and made a decisive mistake.

10th place. Alvaro Morata – from Real Madrid to Chelsea for 66 million euros

Alvaro Morata is a gifted forward who could have become great if not for mental problems. Chelsea decided to bet on Alvaro in 2017, but the Spaniard did not justify the money invested in him. In a year and a half at Chelsea Morata has scored 18 goals, pathetic for a € 66 million forward. He started quickly, but fell apart after the first difficulties and the buzz of criticism that accompanied him.

9th place. Nicolas Pepe – from Lille to Arsenal for 80 million euros

A successful season of the Ivorian striker in the French league impressed Arsenal so much that the Gunners shelled out 80 million euros. In three years at Arsenal, Nicolas only gave one brilliant segment, when he looked like a footballer who smashed Ligue 1. This happened at the end of the 2020/21 season, but in the following season Pepe only scored one goal. in Premier League.

8th place. James Rodriguez – from Monaco to Real Madrid for 75 million euros

Florentino Perez decided to hype by signing the young and handsome Hames, who became the top scorer world Cup-2014. It was also useful for Perez’s construction business in Colombia. For Rodriguez’s sake, Decima’s hero Angel Di Maria was cut off from Real Madrid. During his first season in Madrid, Hames captivated audiences at times, but under Zidane, the Colombian lost his place in the starting XI and soon Zizou’s respect due to discipline issues. Rodriguez left Real Madrid as a free agent and by the age of 30 he had reached the Qatar championship.

7th place. Romelu Lukaku – from Inter to Chelsea for 113 million euros

And again in the arena the famous English club robber-moneybags. Lukaku returned to Chelsea last summer, saying he has “pending business” in London, and now Romelu returns to Inter on loan for € 8m. A big scam and a real disaster for Chelsea: the Blues have signed one of the best strikers in world football, and received a headache of one hundred and a half million euros.

6th place. Harry Maguire – from Leicester to Manchester United for 87 million euros

The most expensive defender in football history has suffered the same fate as the most expensive goalkeeper (and there will still be a midfielder bought for record money). In 2019, both Manchester clubs wanted to sign Harry, but City refused, considering the amount requested too high, while United were happy to pay. Maguire still has a chance to minimize the damage done to the club, even if it’s his fault Manchester United. It was ridiculous to pay that kind of money for Harry, it was ridiculous to point out his unlikely status of him with a captain’s armband.

5th place. Eden Hazard – from Chelsea to Real Madrid for 115 million euros

Hazard has always dreamed of playing for Real Madrid, but the Belgian faced the main challenge of his football career with excess weight. Injury, another, third, tenth … and three years flew to Madrid. Last season, Eden reached the peak he aspired to: he won the Champions League, but in a triumphant draw he played a miserable 83 minutes on the pitch. Hazard understands that he is disappointing clubs and teammates, adequately assesses his performances in three seasons with Real Madrid and promises to return to the best form, but so far these are just words.

4th place. Paul Pogba – from Juventus to Manchester United for 105 million euros

In 2016 Manchester United proved to be a record transfer for world football, returning Paul Pogba to Old Trafford, who to this day remains the most expensive midfielder of all time. The Frenchman left Manchester United after six seasons. During this time, he won the Europa League and the League Cup, changed 200 hairstyles and gave out several dozen pedestrian matches, after which fans hated him. He now he goes back to where he came from.

3rd place. Antoine Griezmann – from Atlético to Barcelona for 120 million euros

In 2018, Griezmann humiliated Barcelona with his rejection, they even made a documentary about it. Kules was furious and the proud club had to put an end to the player, but the following summer Barça arrived for Griezmann and paid € 120m. Seriously? Antoine never became of him at Barça, he never became the champion of Spain and two years later he returned to Atlético broken and having lost his old enthusiasm.

2nd place. Ousmane Dembele – from Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona for 140 million euros

Barcelona staged a bad story to blackmail Borussia Dortmund, Bartomeu put the club’s reputation at risk for Dembele’s transfer and then spent most of the proceeds on Neymar. And what, did the talented Usman justify himself? The panic buying led to the introduction into the team of an undisciplined character, who was never able to express his potential at the Camp Nou. And now he will almost certainly leave as a free agent.

1 place. Philippe Coutinho – from Liverpool to Barcelona for 135 million euros

The signings of Griezmann, Dembele and Coutinho are three important reasons for the current deplorable financial situation of Barcelona, ​​which the new junta led by Joan Laporta is trying to fix. Liverpool sold Coutinho on time and at a profit and Barcelona got a great player with no instructions for use. The highlight of Philippe’s career following his move to Barcelona was a brace against the Catalans for Bayern, where he played on loan. That match ended with a score of 8: 2. And this summer Coe is finally back in England: Aston Villa paid him 20 million euros.