10 footballers who were greatly hyped but never lived up to the expectations

Anderson during his time at Manchester United
Anderson during his time at Manchester United

#7 Bojan Krkic

Bojan Krkic
Bojan Krkic

When Pep Guardiola gave Bojan his debut at Barcelona, he beat a certain Lionel Messi to become the youngest ever player for Barcelona. Not only that, he is rumoured to have scored around 800 goals for various age groups since he joined the Catalan giants, and was touted to be bigger than the Argentine number 10.

However, as Barcelona invested in the likes of David Villa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Bojan found first-team chances hard to come by despite some impressive performances for the Spanish giants. He eventually moved to Roma, after falling out with Pep.

“I decided I would leave Barcelona on the night of the Champions League final [against Manchester United in May]. I knew I would not be a starter for Barcelona. Even when we were 3-1 up at Wembley, the coach did not play me. From that moment I knew he did not count on me,” he said.

Since then he has had the career of a nomad. Despite being just 26 years old, he has changed clubs six times in his career. His latest move was to Bundesliga club Mainz to get regular playing time which he didn’t get at Stoke City. STOKE CITY.

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