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#3 Wilfried Bony
There was a time when Swansea City were competing well in the Premier League this past decade and were also participating in the Europa League. One man who had become a clutch player for the Swans in that period was Wilfried Bony.
He helped them in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League and continued to showcase his attacking prowess in the group stages and onwards. His goal-scoring run in the Premier League was quite special as well and Manchester City felt the Ivorian was worth spending cash on.
Bony was signed for £25m and in addition to disappointing himself, his move also led to other bad decisions by the club. The biggest mistake was letting go of Edin Dzeko, who could have been a brilliant second-fiddle to Sergio Aguero.
The Ivorian made 36 appearances in the Premier League for the Etihad side and only managed to get on the scoresheet six times. When Pep Guardiola arrived in 2016, he was quick to exclude Bony from his plans. In short, the signing of the Swansea star was an utter waste of both money and time.
#2 Alexis Sanchez
When a player starts having second thoughts about his transfer after his very first training session with the new club, you know something bad is about to happen. Manchester United were in a jolly mood as they lured Alexis Sanchez away from bitter rivals Arsenal.
The excitement was brewing also because this was a man who was involved in a transfer saga with neighbors Manchester City just months ago. So in a way this was them inflicting two-way damage. But fate had other plans and the Premier League sensation they signed left everything good about him at Arsenal.
Sanchez became the Premier League's highest paid player and that deal made him the most resentful Man United signing. In the 2018-19 campaign, the forward scored only one goal in the Premier League and was frequently injured. Eventually, United had to pay Inter Milan to take Sanchez on loan.
It is a shame that Jose Mourinho signed him, given he was not suited to United's system and will be remembered as one of his most forgetful signings.
#1 Andy Carroll
Remember what we said in the beginning, desperation causes mistakes, costly mistakes, and Andy Carroll is a prime example of it. Liverpool lost one of their gems when Chelsea snatched Fernando Torres from their ranks. They could not afford to spend the £50m they received in return recklessly.
In hindsight, that was as hopeless and miscalculated as it gets. Carroll cost £35m to the Reds, who in utter panic made a 22-year-old the costliest British player of all time. His style was contrasting to Torres's and it was difficult to understand if he would be able to lead the line with the same intensity.
The Newcastle striker scored just six Premier League goals in 44 appearances for the Reds before moving to West Ham. A target man by trait, Liverpool tried to use him as a versatile striker, but they were asking for something he wasn't meant to generate.
His 21 goal contributions in the Premier League in just 19 appearances for Newcastle in 2010-11 deceived everyone, but only Liverpool took the bait. Now aged 32, Carroll plays for Reading FC and has no chance of coming back into the Premier League unless someone goes mad again in January.
