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Premier League teams are in a better financial position than ever before. Teams receive huge sums of money from both broadcast contracts and sponsorships and this has encouraged teams to spend increasingly inflated fees on players.
Some of these work out, but due to the huge number of new players being signed, most signings ultimately prove disappointing. This list will cover the five worst transfers from the last 18 months, taking into consideration the players' wages and the transfer fee paid to sign them.
#5 Joe Hart
The ex England international was arguably the league's worst player last season. Expectations were high on arrival due to the player's career at Manchester City, however, Hart's time in West Ham soon turned into a nightmare. The then England first choice seemingly made mistakes on a weekly basis and was eventually dropped from the team after Christmas.
Much to the London club's relief, the 31-year-old was only on loan at the club, and Manchester City were paying a large percentage of his wages. The London club were able to cut their losses at the end of the season by sending him back to Manchester City and he soon landed at Burnley.
Let's hope the once reliable keeper can turn things around this season and push himself back into England contention.
#4 Alvaro Morata
Alvaro Morata joined Chelsea for a club record fee of £60 million. Big things were expected for the Spanish striker, however, he has failed to justify his price tag so far. Morata often looks at odds with the players around him in Chelsea's team, and even his excellent finishing ability has been missing at times over the past year.
Just 25, the player has plenty of time to rediscover his form, however, the Spaniard has recently lost his place to Olivier Giroud and has not been selected for his national team for over a year.
#3 Tiemoue Bakayoko
When Chelsea signed the Frenchman for £40 million in the summer of 2017, all signs pointed to the defensive midfielder being a big hit. Despite being equipped with power, speed and fantastic defensive skills, it never worked out in London for the 24-year-old.
The Frenchman never looked comfortable in the Chelsea midfield, and was often caught out of position, leaving wide gaps for the opposition to exploit. The midfielder was loaned to AC Milan after just one season at Chelsea, but unlike most of the other players on this list, Bakayoko still looks like he could become a star.
#2 Davy Klaassen
Everton spent nearly £25 million on this attacking midfielder at the beginning of the 2017/18 season. He was sold just a year later, for less than half that amount. The Netherlands international was signed by his compatriot Ronald Koeman, who was soon sacked following his arrival.
The 25-year-old made a total of seven league appearances for Everton, and was largely a passenger in these games. Everton tried to loan him out following the arrival of Sam Allardyce, however, no deal was made and the midfielder spent the next five months on the sidelines before being sold.
#1 Alexis Sanchez
Just 18 months ago, Alexis Sanchez was one of the League's most dynamic and best players. He now looks to be a complete shadow of his former self, and spends the majority of games needlessly losing the ball to opposition defenders. The only positive aspect of his transfer was that Sanchez did not cost Manchester United a transfer fee, he was swapped for Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Due to Sanchez's expiring contract at Arsenal, the Manchester club made the Chilean the highest paid player in Premier League history, reportedly paying him £400,000 a week. The 29-year-old has failed to justify his wages, scoring just three times in 22 games, and Alexis has recently been dropped from the United starting eleven.
The former Arsenal star now looks to be in a permanent decline and if his performances do not pick up by the end of the season, United will most likely try to offload the player.
