Manchester United's 10 Worst Premier League Signings

#2 Eric Djemba-Djemba

Eric Djemba Djemba of United holds off Sylvain Legwinski of Fulham

Oh how the Old Trafford faithful chuckled as they lauded Eric Djemba-Djemba as “so good they named him twice.” Only the truth of the matter soon became clear. If this was somebody who really was named based on his footballing ability, Eric Djemba-Djemba would be better served as The Man With No Name.

After impressive performances in the African Nations Cup and World Cup in 2002, Eric Djemba-Djemba was brought to the Theatre of Dreams as a long-term replacement for Roy Keane – something with seems laughable with the power of hindsight.

The Cameroonian looked massively out of his depth at Old Trafford, and even more alarm bells were raised when he reportedly bought ten 4x4 cars and opened thirty different bank accounts. Because obviously that’s the sort of thing a grounded, level-headed young footballer would do…

Djemba-Djemba’s Manchester United career would last barely eighteen months, and, after a move to Aston Villa similarly flopped, his career has taken in spells in Qatar, Denmark, Israel, Serbia, Scotland, India, Indonesia, France, and currently Switzerland, where the 37-year-old midfielder is on the books of FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues in the Swiss fifth tier. But, so good they named him twice, right? Yeah, maybe not.