5 big money January transfers that failed to impress

#3 Scott Parker

Scott Parker was one of the countless casualties of the first few years of the Roman Abramovich era at Stamford Bridge. The midfielder was brought in from Charlton for £10 million in January 2004 but hardly got a game in a Chelsea side over flowing with expensive talent in the middle of the park.

With Claude Makelele and Frank Lampard the chosen midfield pairing for Mourinho, Parker made just 15 appearances for Chelsea and most of them came in domestic cup competitions.

The former PFA Young player of the year left Chelsea for Newcastle in search of regular playing time in July 2005 and became an integral part of the Magpies before moving back to London with West Ham 2 years later. He also had a spell at Tottenham before transferring to his current club Fulham (which is also the 5th London club he has represented).