Top 5 most expensive flops in Manchester United history

#3 Juan Sebastian Veron - 2001 (£28.1m)

Juan Sebastian Veron was poor at Manchester United

During his heyday, Juan Sebastian Veron was widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, and only a handful could claim to be as talented as the La Plata native.

After leaving his native Argentina, Veron arrived in Europe, Italy to be precise, turning out for a number of clubs including Sampdoria and Parma, but it was in two seasons at Lazio that he truly catapulted himself to global attention.

It was for his displays with the Biancocelesti that Sir Alex Ferguson sanctioned Veron's purchase in the summer of 2001 for the sum of £28.1m.

That figure made him not just the most expensive Manchester United player in history at that time, but also the costliest transfer in British football history.

His first season with the club started well, and he scored three goals in United's first four league matches, but it progressively got worse for the former Argentine international, as he struggled immensely to get to grips with the faster pace of the Premier League where he was afforded less time and space on the ball.

His second season did not fare much better, although he performed creditably in the Champions League where the slower tempo of matches enabled him to dictate proceedings before a serious injury hampered his progress.

Veron was sold to Chelsea in the summer of 2003 for the sum of £15m and his time in London is not one he would look back on fondly either.