Following Angel Di Maria’s swift departure from Man United, some have claimed the Argentine is the Premier League’s worst-ever signing.
But this list should make them think again.
A glance at each Premier League club’s most expensive signing over the past 15 seasons reads like something from a Stephen King novel.
Do the names Fernando Torres, Afonso Alves and Andy Carroll mean anything to you? And let’s not forget Mauro Boselli, Roger Johnson and – gulp – Roberto Soldado…