Man Utd Transfers: 9 Worst Signings Of The Post-Ferguson Era

9. Matteo Darmian

Matteo Darmian came with a reputation of a promising young defender from Torino in 2015, and also cost just £12.7 million. Even though he was no bang for the buck per se, the Italy international had a steady first year where he regularly featured in the starting line-up. However, he gradually faded into obscurity in the following seasons.

Darmian didn't appear anywhere near his best and cut a pale imitation of his former self. He even lost his place in the starting XI under Jose Mourinho, and never really forced his way back. The only times the full-back could get a start was when both of Antonio Valencia and Diogo Dalot were out injured, but even then, he made only 13 appearances since December 2017.

There were even reports of Darmian expressing his desire to leave with a potential return to Italy as Inter Milan and Juventus were rumored to be interested, but he was eventually sold to Parma last year for £3.6 million, thereby incurring a sizable loss of £9.1 million on the initial investment.