7 Worst Premier League Signings Since 2020

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  • čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
  • From £85 million Manchester United signing Antony to Sheffield United making Rhian Brewster their £23.5 million club record signing, HITC Sevens takes a look at some of the worst transfer business carried out by Premier League clubs over the last four years.
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Komentáře • 921

  • @Tomoyo_Sayomura
    @Tomoyo_Sayomura Před 4 měsíci +537

    “This decade is just under 4 years”
    That statement just sent a shock down my spine…

    • @carltonleboss
      @carltonleboss Před 4 měsíci +49

      Living through 2020 felt like 3 years had passed.

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Před 4 měsíci +18

      Funny how our perception of time works considering the calendar always moves at the same speed.

    • @golantrevize1245
      @golantrevize1245 Před 4 měsíci +1

      The decade stars in 2021, so 3 years

    • @GIBBO4182
      @GIBBO4182 Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@golantrevize1245it’s called the 20’s…it starts in 2020 😂😂

    • @golantrevize1245
      @golantrevize1245 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@GIBBO4182if that is true, the first decade had only 9 years.

  • @AtTheBridgePod
    @AtTheBridgePod Před 4 měsíci +1284

    Could have easily just chosen any 7 signings for Chelsea under Todd Boehly 😂

  • @rohithraman6488
    @rohithraman6488 Před 4 měsíci +592

    To think Van de Beek was nominated for the Ballon d'or only four years ago

    • @slips.
      @slips. Před 4 měsíci +6

      HE WAS?

    • @preonze
      @preonze Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@slips. 2019 Ballon d'Or

    • @bugalohulela511
      @bugalohulela511 Před 4 měsíci

      TEN HAG OUT!!!

    • @bimanatawilaga7509
      @bimanatawilaga7509 Před 4 měsíci +104

      That midfield of van de beek, frenkie de jong, and schone was insane at that year

    • @davidburke7777
      @davidburke7777 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Nominated but didn't receive a single point.

  • @EisernRob
    @EisernRob Před 4 měsíci +1047

    As a Bundesliga fan, I love the PL clubs endless resources and determination to burn money by refusing to do any sort of scouting or roster planning.
    Edit: due to my direct translation from German I have apparently misused the word roster. So to stop some from getting so upset, as this appears to be a massive hurdle for them to get over, I meant to say squad.
    Thank you to the majority who overlooked this error and attempted to understand my opinion.

    • @kth6736
      @kth6736 Před 4 měsíci +53

      This is how poor people see rich people.

    • @Thespacecadet187
      @Thespacecadet187 Před 4 měsíci +20

      Roster.... Roster...
      What the fuk...
      Football doesn't have a 'roster'....
      You are no football fan...

    • @RoseColored_
      @RoseColored_ Před 4 měsíci +250

      @@Thespacecadet187 Maybe don't attack someone for not using the ideal word when it's very reasonable that they're not a native speaker. Especially when you perfectly understand the meaning

    • @EisernRob
      @EisernRob Před 4 měsíci +85

      @@RoseColored_ thank you brother, I didn’t realise that you don’t use the word roster in English, I’m glad you still understood the basis of what I was trying to say.

    • @nishant54
      @nishant54 Před 4 měsíci +6

      ​@@kth6736 Only foolish rich people who will be poor sooner

  • @pspals6972
    @pspals6972 Před 4 měsíci +347

    Nicholas Pepe actually looks OK compared to some of these, and was cheaper

    • @filip14mihajlovic
      @filip14mihajlovic Před 4 měsíci +8

      Pepe was signed in 2019.

    • @coffeyallday
      @coffeyallday Před 4 měsíci +112

      Pepe had 25 goals + assists in 80 PL games, while Antony and Sancho have combined for 21 goals + assists in 97 combined games

    • @SirAntoniousBlock
      @SirAntoniousBlock Před 4 měsíci +17

      Pepe was doing okay but he just didn't suit Arteta's system.

    • @sajinshan5613
      @sajinshan5613 Před 4 měsíci +3

      He had G/A and looks decent in the compilation videos. But was worst in games. Always tries to take the ball on left foot and shoot. While auba waits for the ball

    • @zenastronomy
      @zenastronomy Před 4 měsíci +1

      pepe was good but didn't want to adapt or be humble in the high pressing arsenal tactic

  • @lllordllloyd
    @lllordllloyd Před 4 měsíci +252

    Finally, a contest where Chelsea and Man U can go head to head for the trophy!
    Charitable of you to leave out Nick Pepe.

  • @frontrowviews
    @frontrowviews Před 4 měsíci +48

    The premier league has a great sense of destroying every single player produced by the eredivisie

    • @wreckedstamps3025
      @wreckedstamps3025 Před 4 měsíci

      Can’t blame Chelsea for Marco van Ginkel; dude had a glass knee.

    • @diegomurillo2194
      @diegomurillo2194 Před 4 měsíci +3

      It's probably because cannabis is illegal in the UK.

    • @thomasnielsen5580
      @thomasnielsen5580 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Except Cody Gakpo. Perhaps they should stay away from Buschester and Chelshite?

    • @nyecrozier8663
      @nyecrozier8663 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Not Suarez

    • @blueshanks1
      @blueshanks1 Před 4 měsíci

      maybe the EPL is just way more difficult and competitive than the dutch league??

  • @guanxiv
    @guanxiv Před 4 měsíci +29

    Ten Hag has had so many shockers that should be on this list. Let’s play Ten Hag transfer bingo:
    1. Is he Dutch?
    2. Has he played in Eredivisie?
    3. Has he played for Ajax / U21s?
    4. Has he played for Ten Hag before?
    5. Is he under a long contract / overvalued AF?
    6. Does he have a concerning injury record?
    That about covers about it.

    • @DM-rc4yu
      @DM-rc4yu Před 4 měsíci +4

      7. Is he fairly shite?

  • @murrayyyy3799
    @murrayyyy3799 Před 4 měsíci +198

    The fact that this list could deservedly be all Chelsea players three times round is amazing
    Also if you’re looking for the most expensive per minute, Mislav Orsic cost Southampton about £10m last season and played 6 whole minutes for them

    • @TylerAven10
      @TylerAven10 Před 4 měsíci +32

      I have zero clue why Orsic was signed, only to get zero chance. It was just so bizarre

    • @lordvadertheleftie9703
      @lordvadertheleftie9703 Před 4 měsíci +15

      ​@@TylerAven10 money laundering

    • @bernhardsonn7758
      @bernhardsonn7758 Před 4 měsíci

      Wtf are they dimb hahaha

    • @bernhardsonn7758
      @bernhardsonn7758 Před 4 měsíci +1

      But he is a brilliant player . Would have been the best after jwp

    • @Anvil-Crawler
      @Anvil-Crawler Před 4 měsíci +13

      As a Saints fan I was excited when we signed Orsic, seemed exactly what we needed. On top of those 6 minutes in the PL he also made a couple of appearances in cup games and was utterly dreadful. That said he still should have been given more of a chance, especially considering how bad we were.

  • @carrauntoohil86
    @carrauntoohil86 Před 4 měsíci +150

    Jadon Sancho should be number 1. The combination of his shocking performances and the pricetag cements it for me.

    • @willbrightmore1737
      @willbrightmore1737 Před 4 měsíci +27

      Not to mention all the issues he’s caused this season and will cause in future to get rid of him.

    • @carrauntoohil86
      @carrauntoohil86 Před 4 měsíci +7

      @@willbrightmore1737 they'll have to accept half of what they paid for him and they'll be lucky to get that. He hasn't put in one great performance, not one.

    • @willbrightmore1737
      @willbrightmore1737 Před 4 měsíci +14

      @@carrauntoohil86 I’m a United fan mate and as soon as he full on shirked a 50/50 against Besiktas I think it was I knew he wasn’t up to it.

    • @carrauntoohil86
      @carrauntoohil86 Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@willbrightmore1737 Ten Hag may have made some bad signings, but I back him on the Sancho situation. If he'd actually been playing well there might have been a case, but the fact he's been so poor you wouldn't even notice he's gone from the team.

    • @srelma
      @srelma Před 4 měsíci +18

      Did you watch the video to the end? I don't think anyone can challenge the top spot. That Leeds story is so hilarious.
      At least Sancho has played 58 games for United.

  • @dazzaMusic
    @dazzaMusic Před 4 měsíci +75

    For me is Moises Caicedo even if he turns out to be good a player like him should never be worth over £100 million

    • @cooperpaddison5657
      @cooperpaddison5657 Před 4 měsíci +34

      Rather have a good player than a player like Antony Sancho or Lukaku

    • @maciejbala477
      @maciejbala477 Před 4 měsíci +2

      yeah he shouldn't but he could yet be worth it anyway if he does well. Or at least be worth half that. Plus Chelsea clearly needed a player like him and I think he will do alright in the end because of how young he is. Same can't be said for many others who cost comparable amounts. The list sounds about right to me

  • @hesh249y5
    @hesh249y5 Před 4 měsíci +17

    The fact that many plays in this list are from Manchester United really shows how they need a true director of football

  • @bigc181
    @bigc181 Před 4 měsíci +35

    It's almost like throwing the warchest at a random foreign player in their early 20s, with half a decent season under their belt in an inferior league, isn't the best way to recruit new players. Who knew?

    • @caesar-dynastysports
      @caesar-dynastysports Před 4 měsíci +8

      Are you implying that throwing the warchest at a random English player in their early 20s with a half decent season under their belt in the Premier League would somehow be better? For example, Andy Carroll? Or perhaps Danny Drinkwater?

    • @leediaper438
      @leediaper438 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Honestly baffles me that clubs do this. The football/business people are on 6 figure salaries and are almost incompetent at their jobs

    • @andrasszabo1570
      @andrasszabo1570 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@caesar-dynastysports Where did he imply that, apart from within your head?

    • @maciejbala477
      @maciejbala477 Před 4 měsíci

      yeah i'm just really confused why clubs do this? I feel like they don't have to do it if they don't want to. Look at Luton, sure, they are still favorites to go down, but they made some decent business for cheap. In contrast, most clubs seem to overspend and take needless risks

  • @davidgalbraith694
    @davidgalbraith694 Před 4 měsíci +91

    It's not that these are bad players it's the crazy transfer fees for kids with a handful of games under the belt

    • @thomashalbgottschalk8461
      @thomashalbgottschalk8461 Před 4 měsíci +11

      And their new clubs don't do these players any favor with this massive fees. If you have so much money and got it just by a big investor instead of hard working, you don't have any sense of the true worth of it. PL clubs are literally like this:
      "We want Fabio Silva"
      "20M please"
      "Ok fine, here you have 40M"

    • @Tre_Vor194
      @Tre_Vor194 Před 4 měsíci

      your comment is very true but its risk, look at Bellingham this season. There are some young players that can adapt to any club and perform no matter what, Haaland is another one, Mbappe, but you need to put that risk to invest and profit off them before they become too successful you can't afford them. Like the economy, more money is introduced each year, even though inflated it still makes a difference.

    • @Tre_Vor194
      @Tre_Vor194 Před 4 měsíci

      just saying each transfer is a calculated investment in every part of the world at any time. These clubs need to sign players who will improve their club though, that's the problem, don't use their brain.

    • @thomashalbgottschalk8461
      @thomashalbgottschalk8461 Před 4 měsíci +11

      @@Tre_Vor194 Bellingham was one of the best Bundesliga players of the last season and also captain. Haaland was also an absolute beast before he left. Fabio Silva or Højlund e.g. have been just talented players with mediocre stats.
      And that's the problem. Bellingham has already proofed what he can do and because of that he was so expensive. Fabio Silva didn't even play constantly in the first team but costed 40M. And then everyone is excpecting a performance he haven't even shown before

    • @tz5116
      @tz5116 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​​@@thomashalbgottschalk8461 Haaland and Bellingham seem to are those kind of guys you can pay anything, they have the mentality to only care about becoming better players. They are exceptional imo
      And its a difference to players like Neymar. Hopefully they don't get injured that much more....

  • @wavavoom
    @wavavoom Před 4 měsíci +60

    Its a bloody race to the bottom between Chelsea and Manchester United and by god I think both teams won!

    • @noble7461
      @noble7461 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Chelsea win it.

    • @pratikroy227
      @pratikroy227 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@noble7461 United should have won it HITC excluded Onana and Hojlund as they are both mediocre at best for the price paid.

    • @veler6049
      @veler6049 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@noble7461how. United have featured in this list 4 times Chelsea once

    • @maciejbala477
      @maciejbala477 Před 4 měsíci +1

      well I think Chelsea will do better than Man U in the long run. Chelsea are very slow at progressing but will do it eventually. Man U will always be the same with this ownership no matter who is in charge

  • @siler22
    @siler22 Před 4 měsíci +120

    That Lukaku analogy went lovely

    • @erdnasiul87
      @erdnasiul87 Před 4 měsíci +10

      It was fire 🔥

    • @RespecTheLevYT
      @RespecTheLevYT Před 4 měsíci

      And then your entire house burned down 😂😂😂
      Genius

  • @aewallace81
    @aewallace81 Před 4 měsíci +26

    Werner wasn't so bad, couldn't finish but made things happen. They were certainly better with him than without.

    • @anthonykenneth.1780
      @anthonykenneth.1780 Před 4 měsíci +1

      He's doing very well back in Germany

    • @anti3374
      @anti3374 Před 4 měsíci +4

      ​@anthonykenneth.1780 no he doesn't lol he is warming the bench at Leipzig that's why they want to sell him. That aside, the original comment is right he wasn't that bad at Chelsea but certainly not great

    • @haquyen219
      @haquyen219 Před 4 měsíci

      Like Darwin Nunez, Werner missed many chances but can still create chaos for opposing teams.

  • @marcuspoosz2190
    @marcuspoosz2190 Před 4 měsíci +16

    jesus christ that jigsaw analogy was absolutely hilarious.

  • @TiagoFerreira-zp9gi
    @TiagoFerreira-zp9gi Před 4 měsíci +33

    Mangala and Imboula are both shady Porto deals.

    • @Lucaz99
      @Lucaz99 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Jorge Mendes (Gestifute) and Pinto da Costa shady dealings

    • @erdnasiul87
      @erdnasiul87 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Fábio Silva: HELLO!

    • @rocky1169pt
      @rocky1169pt Před 4 měsíci

      Mangala was ok and was at the time city signed him, the starter center back whilst Silva and Imboula werent.
      Silva's deal was very weird and Imboula was a bit weird. He had a good season for marseille but for Porto, imboula was average. Porto was able to sale him at a 0 profit, something rare for Porto

  • @lucaslonchampt613
    @lucaslonchampt613 Před 4 měsíci +31

    Day 1 of asking a "What on Earth is going in Brest?"
    There's not much alarming going on, but it is the best season, at minimum in the last 40 years when they had World Cup Winner José Luis Brown on the team, and it's unusual to see the historically small club doing very well

  • @rmh032
    @rmh032 Před 4 měsíci +12

    Love the comparison between Antony and Anthony Gordon, who everyone wrote off and thought was a waste of money at the time.

  • @seandelap8587
    @seandelap8587 Před 4 měsíci +23

    I notice how prominently Man Utd and Chelsea can feature on these sort of lists they really have been 2 examples of how not to do transfer business

  • @4eberhardetc983
    @4eberhardetc983 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Cucurella deserved his Spot on the list; 65 M£ if im right! Even 10 M would be expensive for a guy who's right place is in front of a camera makin' shampoo ads

  • @Zazzy280
    @Zazzy280 Před 4 měsíci +58

    This should be filled with Man U and Chelsea players

    • @Thelegendhimself91
      @Thelegendhimself91 Před 4 měsíci

      And declan rice kid can't forget that guy £100 million to bottle the league 😂😂😂😂

    • @calmarsh9363
      @calmarsh9363 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@Thelegendhimself91The season's not even halfway done yet🤨 (United fan btw, before you start calling me biased)

    • @Thelegendhimself91
      @Thelegendhimself91 Před 4 měsíci

      @@calmarsh9363 and we all know how it goes they'll bottle yet again as they are a small team

    • @calmarsh9363
      @calmarsh9363 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Thelegendhimself91 Don't be a bitter lad

    • @SirAntoniousBlock
      @SirAntoniousBlock Před 4 měsíci

      @@Thelegendhimself91 Rice is the player of the season so far.

  • @1630revelloify
    @1630revelloify Před 4 měsíci +32

    Some of these are good players signing for the wrong club at the wrong time. Lukaku to Chelsea made no sense, as they'd just sold Tammy Abraham who would have done no worse for a lot less cash. Van de Beek and Sancho were exceptional talents before joining Manchester United, which I think has more to do with the club than the players. A huge part of the problem is big clubs wanting to be seen to make high profile signings irrespective of the squad (Chelsea and Man U are the obvious culprits) so as to bolster their global image.
    Remember also that a few years ago, Dom Solanke would have been included in this list, so there's hope yet for some.
    Oh, and please do an investigation into the way that amortization has fuelled grossly inflated transfer fees and ridiculously long-term contracts.
    Have a great 2024, Alfie.

  • @dannyblue5555
    @dannyblue5555 Před 4 měsíci +25

    Damn! Manchester united with three players? Crazy stuff

    • @jhaych
      @jhaych Před 4 měsíci +2

      No surprise when the glazers and their puppets such as Woodward have called the shots

    • @petesmart1983
      @petesmart1983 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Not glazers fault they spent billions on players but they don't pick the players​@@jhaych

    • @carltonleboss
      @carltonleboss Před 4 měsíci +2

      Chelsea could have had all seven

    • @gcgcgcg
      @gcgcgcg Před 4 měsíci

      Not surprising

    • @dannyblue5555
      @dannyblue5555 Před 4 měsíci

      @@carltonleboss that's absolutely mental

  • @Djiehh
    @Djiehh Před 4 měsíci +8

    Regarding Sancho's cost to United: 140m is only transfer fee and wages, I would be surprised to learn that there wasn't a huge sign-on fee, a loyalty bonus, a number of other bonuses as well as the usual agent fees involved.

  • @deborahluck539
    @deborahluck539 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This is the very best channel on CZcams ❤
    Good morning from Las Vegas!!!!!! You are so damn funny!😂😂

  • @kaisersolo76
    @kaisersolo76 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Jack Grealish Apps 64 goals 11 £100 million - not much difference

    • @FH-id6xi
      @FH-id6xi Před 4 měsíci +1

      Champions league winner?

    • @olafharoldsonnii4713
      @olafharoldsonnii4713 Před 2 měsíci

      @@FH-id6ximan city fc won not Jack grealish fc

    • @maudlinfaust
      @maudlinfaust Před 2 měsíci

      Grealish gets an unfair amount of criticism tbh.
      Like all other players, Grealish was not the one who deemed him worth 100mill. I will never understand why people make transfer fees the players fault.
      Secondly, Guardiola has changed Grealish's game to fit the system. He started to take less risks and became much more defensively sound, tracking back and covering the fullbacks. This is why at the start of the season and up until recently, Grealish was preferred over Doku in the big games. Just look at the 4-4 game Vs Chelsea. Doku was at fault for 3 goals, and after that Grealish started all of the champions league games.
      Yes, he needs to be braver and score a bit more but he's still a very good player he offers much more than he seems to get credit for

  • @glencarvell8421
    @glencarvell8421 Před 4 měsíci +3

    An idea for a future video:
    For each Premier League club, pick ONE player from every other Premier League club that would improve their first team. It would be interesting to see which club gains the most/least players from other clubs. For example, I don't imagine there are any Sheffield United players that would improve Arsenal, or Luton players that would improve Man City, but there could be several Villa players that would improve Fulham or Newcastle players that would boost the starting 11 at N. Forest. Etc...
    Noted, it could be a very long video

  • @Jaybuloo
    @Jaybuloo Před 4 měsíci

    Ha ha ha ha ha. The jigsaw analogy. Goodness. That broke me. Happy New Year to you, Alfie. Hope 2024 is a good one for you

  • @steele41
    @steele41 Před 4 měsíci

    This was hysterical, great video

  • @jakobsmith4046
    @jakobsmith4046 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Brewster's scoring record for Sheffield sounds awfully similar to Antony and Sanchos at United lol

    • @zochiang
      @zochiang Před 4 měsíci

      Atleast he is not a 85$million flop🤣🤣

  • @obamagaming9996
    @obamagaming9996 Před 4 měsíci +4

    What i think should be done when signing new players is keep their buying price anonymous so that they do not have pressure when they are expensive

  • @RespecTheLevYT
    @RespecTheLevYT Před 4 měsíci

    12:52 Alfie’s abstract humor is actually GOLD 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @awfan221
    @awfan221 Před 4 měsíci +4

    If I'm a Dortmund player, I'm either staying in Germany or only signing for Man City in the EPL. City have done very well with Dortmund signings (Gundogan, Akanji, Haaland).

  • @sathyantinku9177
    @sathyantinku9177 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I still remember Sancho arguing who scored more goals with Saka in england camp during his bumdesliga years.

  • @tayosunmola1991
    @tayosunmola1991 Před 4 měsíci +4

    How EtH got it so wrong with Antony just baffles me. You made this player shine, why can’t you do it no more. Well same could be said about VDB too though. Also, just like Antony, how Onana came in and became even worse in terms of shot stopping compared to de gea astonishes as well. Yet, he also has a history with the manager

  • @BogusDudeGW
    @BogusDudeGW Před 4 měsíci +2

    Tanguy Ndombele was a 2019 signing so just missed out on making this list. I was expecting to see the chelsea squad dominate for a change

  • @javiermoreno5898
    @javiermoreno5898 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I remember thinking how Donny Van de Beek could have been the new Thomas Muller based on his fluidity and Champions League performances for Ajax... I am so sad to see that never happened, even if Frenkie was clearly the most promising player, I had so much faith on VDB becoming a legend somewhere. Hope he recovers somehow as many of that Ajax team who were young are flourishing or have had some success

  • @J-man15
    @J-man15 Před 4 měsíci +52

    Where’s Kalvin Phillips?

    • @samwithers2147
      @samwithers2147 Před 4 měsíci +4

      He was never really meant to be a first team player for city

    • @ReudigerRuediger
      @ReudigerRuediger Před 4 měsíci +32

      ​@@samwithers2147 yet he cost 45m£...

    • @donermeat
      @donermeat Před 4 měsíci

      He got a mention at the end

    • @samwithers2147
      @samwithers2147 Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@ReudigerRuediger that's what it costs to be on the bench at city

    • @NathansWargames
      @NathansWargames Před 4 měsíci +2

      He's actually a good player he's just at a club with better options he'd be a great addition to a mid table team or some big team in Italy.

  • @mr.j6243
    @mr.j6243 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I'll never understand the type of 'genius' needed to agree on a "obligation to buy" clause on an transfer.

    • @kieronparr3403
      @kieronparr3403 Před 4 měsíci

      Yeah I don't get it. It's just buying someone

    • @samuelschonenberger
      @samuelschonenberger Před 4 měsíci +1

      It was an obligation to buy if they get promoted i.e. he is apparently so good that he can't be bought, while Leeds has Championship revenue but once that sweet sweet Premier league bag comes in they can pay.
      It's like a delayed permanent signing.
      Really Leeds tried to get out of making a regular bad signing through a technicality and it backfired hard.

    • @kieronparr3403
      @kieronparr3403 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@samuelschonenberger I get the technicalities but why on earth would anyone use an obligation to buy. It's not like signings are paid 100% up front. Either loan, loan with an option, or just sign. Was funny seeing Leeds get screwed over though

    • @Mikefizzled
      @Mikefizzled Před 4 měsíci

      @@kieronparr3403 They were too confident in him and themselves but probably needed to defer the payment even more than normal.

    • @aldobonaso3481
      @aldobonaso3481 Před 4 měsíci

      @@kieronparr3403 it's pretty simple really, it is to cover teams in case of a serious injury, poor form of the player, or in their case, if it so happens they miss out on promotion...usually there are minimum appearances required to trigger the obligation also...but in Leeds' case they could only afford to buy him if they got to the EPL...if they didn't win promotion, they were not obligated to pay the hefty transfer fee. It is a good practice in some situations like this. But Leeds should have included a minimum appearance clause in the obligation also though, then they wouldn't have been stuck with him 🤣🤣

  • @gordonwilson1631
    @gordonwilson1631 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Premiership businesses are cash cows for owners but also debt generators.
    With debt you have to realise that when people and businesses go to a bank for a “loan” that money is created out of nothing (as bank credit not cash) by the commercial bank. This is where the cash cow comes in for repayments,
    The Bank of England Q1 2014 Bulletin explains how money is now created.
    Commercial bank credit now creates about 97% of money, with cash about 3% and reducing.
    This is not a force for good.
    This is extremely important information as it affects everything, not just football.

  • @lucasmaranhao619
    @lucasmaranhao619 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Lukaku shouldn’t be that high. He was chelsea’s top scorer in the only title from team world cup chelsea achieved so far

  • @nikolasqkly7742
    @nikolasqkly7742 Před 4 měsíci +3

    The entire Augustin court saga is just one giant "ummmmm ACTUALLY"

  • @user-vs1ke1rx9e
    @user-vs1ke1rx9e Před 4 měsíci +3

    You correctly state that it's difficult to assess a young players potential in the Brewster case.. but I'd argue any player who wears their own shirt backwards so you can see the name while collecting an award should set off some red flags 😂😂😂

  • @GavSaysPogMoThoin
    @GavSaysPogMoThoin Před 4 měsíci

    It's Antony or Antony dos Santos. Not Anthony Martial. Top notch, quality video mate. Not in any way biased towards MU either. 👏😂

  • @jpg77
    @jpg77 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Fabia Silva's transfer value had nothing to do with his value/potential. Porto was in trouble with eufa's fair play rules and jorge mendes managed to sell him for the right value to get them of the hook. Mendes players signings are most times overpriced for reasons unrelated to the player's value

  • @vlarep2
    @vlarep2 Před 4 měsíci +11

    You call it bad signings, I call it money laundering.

  • @seandeib619
    @seandeib619 Před 4 měsíci +9

    The lukaku puzzle analogy...bloody hilarious (despite me being a Chelsea fan)

    • @RespecTheLevYT
      @RespecTheLevYT Před 4 měsíci

      Omg man the part of YOUR HOUSE BURNS DOWN actually killed me
      His sense of humour is so underrated 😂

  • @KwamePenny
    @KwamePenny Před 4 měsíci

    The shade in the intro already is sending me wailing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “…. But no one does it quite like the premier league”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @tdar91
    @tdar91 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Seeing Jack Rodwell give me so much PTSD the worst time to be a Sunderland fan that was

  • @ultimateblaze23
    @ultimateblaze23 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Antony's stats at Ajax weren't even anything special, this idea he's a talent waiting to blossom is kinda of BS. He's just not good enough and shouldn't have been signed, there's nothing he does well, he's slow, struggles to beat players, crossing is bad, vision is bad, shooting is bad, has no left foot..

    • @patgolini2914
      @patgolini2914 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Brilliant agent

    • @FearsomeVoid
      @FearsomeVoid Před 4 měsíci

      He can spin well. Maybe he should have tried beyblades instead of football.

    • @DenUitvreter
      @DenUitvreter Před 4 měsíci

      Ajax is a club that develops young players, so they are supposed to be better at 22 years old than at 19, the fact that you are able to read numbers does not make the numbers reflect his development. Manchester United is such a mismanaged club that it had to get him a year too early, so he wasn't ready yet, from Ajax that wasn't ready to sell yet. So you overpay about 20 million relative to a matured Antony one year later for a player that at that point in time was worth 20 million less, so that makes a 40 million loss compared to a proper squad policy. On top of that you give that player a bad start making him having to recover from a struggle.

  • @Moinul987
    @Moinul987 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Anthony can be an absolute top performer, on Strictly come dancing

  • @zuktor4654
    @zuktor4654 Před 4 měsíci +1

    How about in the next video you talk about what's going on in the Top Polish Division (Ekstraklasa) where two teams who were fighting relegation last season are now challenging for the title (Śląsk Wrocław and Jagiellonia Białystok).

  • @randraathallah8563
    @randraathallah8563 Před 4 měsíci +2

    if you'll make something like this again in the next 2-3 years, I can see it will be a battle between Man United and Chelsea

  • @carltonleboss
    @carltonleboss Před 4 měsíci +17

    Can you make a list on the 7 Worst Todd Boehly Signings?

  • @nathanb286
    @nathanb286 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Antony is the worst signing in Premier League history. He was signed for an extortionate fee of £82m when they needed a striker. Instead they could have got Isak or Haaland for under £60m

    • @epicmarschmallow5049
      @epicmarschmallow5049 Před 4 měsíci +7

      They were never going to get Haaland, he would never play for them

    • @ElEmElEkv13
      @ElEmElEkv13 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@epicmarschmallow5049 Tell that to Ole when he almost had a deal with him before being rejected by united board

    • @TP-pq9xx
      @TP-pq9xx Před 4 měsíci

      Pogba left on a free and then they broke a world record for him to come back, that’s still the worst imo

  • @JuanSebastianRamos
    @JuanSebastianRamos Před 23 dny

    15:00 with the benefit of more hindsight Sancho was playing 4d chess and ripping off the glazers. What a legend

  • @WaifuVideoGamer
    @WaifuVideoGamer Před 4 měsíci +1

    20:28 The crowd, when playing any EA Sports game in the 2000's.

  • @ItzWalshy7
    @ItzWalshy7 Před 4 měsíci +13

    So why is mudryk not on the list

    • @salvadoracosta4510
      @salvadoracosta4510 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Mudryk is going to be called a young up and coming talent at age 26 or something like he’s Jesse Lingard

    • @alexsmith6322
      @alexsmith6322 Před 4 měsíci

      Because the other signings have been far worse for far longer than Mudryk 😂
      You ppl really think just because mudryk was a bad signing (which he was), that he is a top7 worst signing, that’s just not the case

    • @livwake
      @livwake Před 4 měsíci

      He’s scored a fair bit now

  • @mrbungle4163
    @mrbungle4163 Před 4 měsíci +9

    i thought this would just be about chelsea...

    • @patrickbateman1660
      @patrickbateman1660 Před 4 měsíci +3

      I thought it was just gonna be man utd

    • @Thelegendhimself91
      @Thelegendhimself91 Před 4 měsíci

      And declan rice 😂😂😂😂

    • @zeeafraud7898
      @zeeafraud7898 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Thelegendhimself91as an arsenal fan i’d happily give west ham another 20m on top of what we paid…

    • @Thelegendhimself91
      @Thelegendhimself91 Před 4 měsíci

      @@zeeafraud7898 yikes kid you that desperate for average players 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂😂really are banter fc 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @yourmum955
      @yourmum955 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@Thelegendhimself91 Rice is top 3 DMs in the world, far better than average

  • @user-eo5mf1cc2q
    @user-eo5mf1cc2q Před 4 měsíci +2

    You mentioned Richarlison he's balling this season though 9 goal contributions in 17 and with son not around RN he might become their main man, seriously this might be his season

  • @jaspreetgill1774
    @jaspreetgill1774 Před 4 měsíci +1

    12:37 is the most accurate description of what happened to Chelsea

  • @Jackie-ji2sj
    @Jackie-ji2sj Před 4 měsíci +3

    O NANA THE WORST KEEPER BUY OF ALL TIME 😂 THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS O NANA, FROM A MAN UTD FAN ❤

    • @PataMuncher
      @PataMuncher Před 4 měsíci

      Going to far with that, plus it’s your own player so no

  • @anthonygachoki9262
    @anthonygachoki9262 Před 4 měsíci +6

    But its not antonys fault man united overpaid for him, ajax didnt want to sell coz it was near the end of the transfer window they put a price tag to scare united but they paid anyway

    • @cameronrobertson9800
      @cameronrobertson9800 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Doesn't change the fact that he's shite

    • @redboyjan
      @redboyjan Před 4 měsíci +1

      It is his fault he's virtually invisible

    • @jamesberkeley390
      @jamesberkeley390 Před 4 měsíci +3

      It’s absolutely his own fault that he is awful

    • @juliushibbert1091
      @juliushibbert1091 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Antony is included on the list because he gets clicks and comments from uneducated people saying he’s “invisible”, “shite” and “awful… let’s have a quick comparison between Antony and Grealish in their first Manchester seasons: Antony - 8 goals in 44 appearances - I’d say that’s reasonable for a player in a new league. Grealish gets 6 in 39 games and only scored 5 last season - he also cost almost £20m more and peps trying to replace him with Doku already after 2 seasons. Antony is fashionable to hate on by the brainless

    • @redboyjan
      @redboyjan Před 4 měsíci

      @@juliushibbert1091 first day on the Internet is it? Anthony is wank though, he's easy top 10

  • @RespecTheLevYT
    @RespecTheLevYT Před 4 měsíci

    12:37 Alfie’s humor is lowkey quality

  • @bodelieriwan2773
    @bodelieriwan2773 Před 4 měsíci

    Mostly agree with your videos, but I have to disagree with two things:
    As a Dutchman, idk which games in particular you watched, Anthony had not the reputation to make it in the premier league at all. He had a few good games in the ucl, but the general opinion was that the sum payed to Ajax was a gift to Ten Haags former club (no joke =) )
    Fabio silva too is an excellent player who showed that when linked up with quick players like Xavi Simons, he can excel. He has not played in that role and with the same players he did in Eindhoven.
    I agree with every other player in your list tho! Great video!

  • @Lyralikesit
    @Lyralikesit Před 4 měsíci +4

    By counting just with transfer from 2020 onwards you are leaving the most elite one of Maguire

    • @bigc181
      @bigc181 Před 4 měsíci +1

      At least Maguire's been on the pitch for most of his time at United. Unlike the lads featured.

    • @Thelegendhimself91
      @Thelegendhimself91 Před 4 měsíci

      They also forgot declan rice 100 million flop

    • @Mikefizzled
      @Mikefizzled Před 4 měsíci +1

      Everyone clowns Maguire when he makes mistakes, but he can be a very solid defender and leader when in form. Wasn't worth the money, no, but absolutely does not deserve to be anywhere near this list.

    • @edwardbrown7986
      @edwardbrown7986 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Thelegendhimself91are you joking? He’s been unreal this season

    • @Thelegendhimself91
      @Thelegendhimself91 Před 4 měsíci

      @@edwardbrown7986 no he hasn't kid he's nowhere near 100 million don't be stupid son

  • @Lythgoemania
    @Lythgoemania Před 4 měsíci +5

    Can we get the 7 best next?

  • @lawallasisi7526
    @lawallasisi7526 Před 4 měsíci

    Fabio Silvas agent Mendes owns Gestifute which the owner of wolves has a share in the agency so the player was signed to launder money but nothing more ,he did the same thing with peter lim at valencia by hiring Portuguese coaches (Nuno) and players to steal money from the club

  • @1258-Eckhart
    @1258-Eckhart Před 4 měsíci +1

    So in this video the proof: "Sports Director" is one skillset, "Manager" is a completely and unrelatedly different skillset, and the two must work in harmony. Not many that know that.

  • @rianshah9377
    @rianshah9377 Před 4 měsíci +4

    poor donny

  • @adamlennard1828
    @adamlennard1828 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Anthony is another Nani,Memphis Depay. Clearly has it all there but just can’t deliver. All 3 { could be argued to be over confident in themselves.

    • @ricocampbell2203
      @ricocampbell2203 Před 4 měsíci +13

      The only thing is I remember Nani winning games for us...

    • @notfunny007
      @notfunny007 Před 4 měsíci +14

      Nani was miles clear of Antony

    • @selenkywreckless
      @selenkywreckless Před 4 měsíci +4

      Antony does not "have it all"

    • @MrLove717
      @MrLove717 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Nani was actually cooking bro😂

    • @needfoolthings
      @needfoolthings Před 4 měsíci +10

      Nani took over from CR more than anyohe could have expected for at least three seasons.

  • @SimonGlobetrotter
    @SimonGlobetrotter Před 4 měsíci

    When will the clubs find out to not paying idiotic wages, and make them performance-related. The wages at the moment are in many cases pissing on the fans.

  • @MortarIvy
    @MortarIvy Před 4 měsíci +2

    As a man United fan, I’m immensely proud we didn’t make every single name on this list … because I expected that.

  • @tdyerwestfield
    @tdyerwestfield Před 4 měsíci +17

    As is the case with 99% of Liverpool academy 1st team prospects (literally only TAA has avoided this fate in the last 25 years), Brewster was out with serious injury for over a year just before Sheffield Utd signed him.

    • @anibalrodriguez2626
      @anibalrodriguez2626 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Alfie had a stinker there. Yes, Brewster has been bad but there have been many factors going against him since his switch, not just by him; but you literally have Anthony who costed 80M and doesn't even have 10 league goals yet in two seasons... plus the lovely added bonus of his accusations which brings negative PR to your club, and his massive wages that you can't shake to another club without losing money.
      Lovely investment of, again: 80.MILLION.POUNDS... but sure, Brewster is way worse.

    • @darthwiizius
      @darthwiizius Před 4 měsíci +1

      Brewster still has time to build a career, some injuries can take a couple of years to recover from and a bit longer for the player to regain confidence and start fully using that part of their body again. And sometimes the injury never fully recovers and can hinder a player's progress, but they can still build a decent career.

    • @nganhuyen8351
      @nganhuyen8351 Před 4 měsíci +10

      Curtis Jones, Quansah and Kelleher are doing well right now tbh

    • @tdyerwestfield
      @tdyerwestfield Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@nganhuyen8351 Quansah has played 3 league games. Jones has been poor for 5 years bar his debut and one game 2 weeks ago with constant injuries, has never strung more than 8 games together without injury, and Kelleher doesn't play.

    • @luther-pd5uy
      @luther-pd5uy Před 4 měsíci

      ​@tdyerwestfield that's the problem with plastic out of towners like you claiming to support my club

  • @alexsch5583
    @alexsch5583 Před 4 měsíci +6

    It's ridiculous that City has become one of the more reasonable clubs in the prem when it comes to transfers by now lol
    Edit: more reasonable doesn't mean truly reasonable though, it's still a clusterfuck

    • @efancording6363
      @efancording6363 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Even as a united fan, I'll admit city's transfers are usually spot on. Only mistake id say is grealish, way too much money for not enough output

    • @eavyeavy2864
      @eavyeavy2864 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@efancording6363as ronaldo fanboy put it, he is big time player

    • @FH-id6xi
      @FH-id6xi Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@efancording6363not worth 100m but he played a big part in their treble win with chance creation

  • @PaulKRedd
    @PaulKRedd Před 4 měsíci

    Graat video. Sancho could still come good at another club.

  • @wmp3346
    @wmp3346 Před 4 měsíci

    It's the long term contracts that really hurt when the guy doesn't play/produce

  • @Tre_Vor194
    @Tre_Vor194 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Should've been half Man Utd, half Chelsea, these 2 clubs have destroyed themselves over the last 10 years to the point they are consistently on par with Bournemouth and Wolves these days. As a Chelsea fan I am disgusted with the board over the last 15 years.

    • @eavyeavy2864
      @eavyeavy2864 Před 4 měsíci

      15😂 ungrateful plastic

    • @luyandzabavukiledlamini4693
      @luyandzabavukiledlamini4693 Před 4 měsíci

      )You guys(Chelsea) over the past 2 decades were actually good other than Roman despite him sacking managers left, right and center and big money signings that never worked at least Chelsea were winning trophies and acting smartly under him
      Ever since Boddly and the whole Ukraine invasion thing there has been utter chaos at Chelsea with Todd trying to do same things under Roman but spending more money in much shorter time

    • @Tre_Vor194
      @Tre_Vor194 Před 4 měsíci

      @@luyandzabavukiledlamini4693 too much info to read but yea bro Roman can EAD. The clubs have the money, its whether they have the motivation and determination, with a manager who emphasis that s*at.Chelsea and Man UTD just dont care, not one person in the club aye.

  • @Bghjssjald233
    @Bghjssjald233 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Lukaku is one of the most misused misunderstood players ever, watching Chelsea play him how they did was so insanely frustrating.

  • @terrymiddlemiss1100
    @terrymiddlemiss1100 Před 4 měsíci

    What a SHOW !!!!! That was brilliant i havent laughed so much since Deli Ali went back to Everton

  • @luisranito6850
    @luisranito6850 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Fábio Silva is one more player of "Mendes Laundry Services"😉

  • @kageryu311
    @kageryu311 Před 4 měsíci +3

    The hate you have for Lukaku Alfie has no bounds. The guy is a great player that just wasn't in the right team with the right coach. Underrated player.

  • @denyrachmatramdhanynew2894
    @denyrachmatramdhanynew2894 Před 4 měsíci +26

    You could've put Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo on the list of Premier League worst transfer ever since 2020. Chelsea's performance is still unstable and has not moved from the bottom of the table. And often reap minor results. Is it possible that Chelsea's dark period will happen again like last season?

    • @user-kl3pw6gn9r
      @user-kl3pw6gn9r Před 4 měsíci

      I guess the length of their contracts and that they haven't been horrendous is probably why, but they are part of a very mediocre Chelsea team, and haven't been good enough to make the difference (Grotesquely expensive rbf)

    • @UzairAli-fn6tz
      @UzairAli-fn6tz Před 4 měsíci +13

      Enzo and caicedo are two of the best talents in world football its just that chelsea is in such a mess that they haven't been at their best

    • @Alfie_1
      @Alfie_1 Před 4 měsíci +4

      He said it would be harsh to put in anyone in the last 12 months, and Enzo Fernandez was signed in Jan, and Caicedo over the summer. Very possible that they would be in a year or two.

    • @T33K4Y96
      @T33K4Y96 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Chelsea stability has nothing to do with them as player and them being signed.
      One played under Potter and Lampard, and the other's 4 months into an injury stricken team that hasn't gelled yet under a manager with no clue what he's doing either.
      If you weren't picking easy targets you'd say Sterling bcs he's a senior PL experience player on 350k pw that's at the center of the team's struggle for goals the entire time those two have been at Chelsea

    • @johnmitchell2269
      @johnmitchell2269 Před 4 měsíci

      Two quality players playing for a side who struggle to score goals.

  • @balthasar69
    @balthasar69 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Bro dropped a ManU transfer video and thought we wouldnt notice

  • @Lukita-yh4kz
    @Lukita-yh4kz Před 4 měsíci +1

    The jigsaw analogy 😭

  • @stuartibbertson2009
    @stuartibbertson2009 Před 4 měsíci +3

    André Onana

  • @lordvadertheleftie9703
    @lordvadertheleftie9703 Před 4 měsíci +3

    That Wolves signing of Silva reeks of money laundering

  • @tonka869me
    @tonka869me Před 3 měsíci

    In fairness to Brewster most games he's played has been the last 10 minutes or if he has started it's been away at like city in a team that couldn't get out of their half. Also every time he looks like picking up form his hamstring goes again. Really hoping he can stay fit next season and smash it in the championship but he'll deffo just get injured again

  • @maestromalave1400
    @maestromalave1400 Před 3 měsíci

    Much love to these players hope they’re very happy ❤️🙏💯

  • @trejt
    @trejt Před 4 měsíci +3

    Chelsea have had mostly disastrous transfers for the last 5 years, but Lukaku wasn’t worth his fee because he didn’t fit in with their style as it had been for a while: low scoring games with a great defense. I think of the likes of Timo Werner, who was incapable of scoring unless the ball bounced off his ass into the goal and how many times does that happen in a season. They recruited Kai Havertz at the same time and he, too, though able to score if there was no time to consider missing, only racked up 4-6 goals even when for some reason (height?) he played as a striker. Why Arsenal thought he would score for them I have no idea but he’s done no better and is the worst transfer I’ve seen happen under MA.
    Mason Mount was adored by pundits and every Chelsea manager for reasons I never understood. He isn’t a good shooter, he doesn‘t have great passer’s vision, I never understood the pedestal they put him on but at MU he has played (when he plays) just like back at Chelsea and his productive output is minimal.

    • @veler6049
      @veler6049 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I'm a Chelsea fan and I agree. I can't get why every manager and pundit thought Mount was Lampard reincarnated.

  • @johnnyrose5941
    @johnnyrose5941 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Decade started 1. January 2021 not 2020. You think that the year 2000 was already a part of third millenium of this era?

    • @Ceaseless_Watcher
      @Ceaseless_Watcher Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@StephenC-dk1vl No it isn't. A millennium is 1000 years. So the first millennium was 1-1000. The second was 1001-2000. The third is 2001-3000. It's called counting.

    • @A-se2ur
      @A-se2ur Před 4 měsíci +2

      @Ceaseless_Watcher the first year of your life begins exactly a year before your first birthday. the first minute of football takes place between 0:00 and 0:59. The ninetieth between 89:00 and 89:59. Hope this helps

    • @pippip8744
      @pippip8744 Před 4 měsíci

      This is why the world ended on both dates. Once for the literalists and once for the pendants. (Take your pick which is which) All the bad signings since then have been purely figments of our now extinct imaginations.

  • @SamButler22
    @SamButler22 Před 4 měsíci

    Sancho has to be looking at Bellingham wondering what his sliding doors moment was

  • @thomasrisbjergschrder9341
    @thomasrisbjergschrder9341 Před 4 měsíci

    Video Idea: The expansion of the World Cup to include 48 teams, and it's impact, for better or worse, on the sport.

  • @RyuzakiTaiyou
    @RyuzakiTaiyou Před 4 měsíci +11

    Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 589)
    I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored.
    If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

  • @MancAlB
    @MancAlB Před 4 měsíci +3

    How have you taken a video about seven footballers and dragged it out into a 23 minute epic? Serial waffler

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Před 4 měsíci +1

      First time here?

    • @MancAlB
      @MancAlB Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@soundscape26 nah - I see these pop up from time to time and am just baffled by them every-time. This one I thought was particularly egregious

  • @chikowashere
    @chikowashere Před 4 měsíci +2

    Wolves was making a bunch of dumb decisions around that time. I will never understand why we spent a record fee on a kid that couldn't even score in the league that he was coming from.

  • @eldernamedtoe3614
    @eldernamedtoe3614 Před 4 měsíci +2

    second danny drinkwater mention in 7 days 💀