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#2 Kleberson
While Brazilian midfielder Kleberson didn’t move in the summer directly following the 2002 World Cup, it was his performances in that tournament – starring from midfield and setting up a goal in the final as Brazil defeated Germany to win the competition – that inspired Alex Ferguson to shell out £6.5m to bring him to Manchester United in the summer of 2003.
Ferguson was hoping the Brazilian would be able to replace the outgoing Juan Veron as the driving force in United’s midfield, but Kleberson simply didn’t seem up to the task from day one. He injured himself in his second outing for United and ended the 2003/04 season having made just 12 appearances.
By 2004/05 he was already considered a flop signing by the Red Devils’ fanbase, and in turn that meant that he lost his place in Brazil’s starting line-up too, despite playing in the La Selecao side that won the 2004 Copa America.
After just eight Premier League appearances in his second season at United, he was offloaded to Turkish side Besiktas – at a financial loss – and is now considered arguably Ferguson’s worst-ever signing.
