10 Most Expensive Newcastle Transfer Flops In History

6. Carl Cort

The rangy, spider-legged striker arrived at St James' carrying much promise after a blistering start to his career at Wimbledon and quickly began to show why Sir Bobby coughed up a handsome £7 million for his services in 2000. It appeared as if our canny old gaffer had picked up a gem when Cort notched a goal just five minutes into his home debut against Derby, but after only a handful of games he was struck by a hamstring problem that required surgery and sidelined him for six months. He did return to action later in the campaign, scoring a further five times in 10 matches to underline his talent, but the pattern that would plague his time on Tyneside was already set in stone. For every injury came an aborted comeback, restricting him to just 28 appearances in three-and-a-half years before he was sold to Wolves in January 2004. Truthfully, it was difficult to watch a player of Cort's obvious potential have his career totalled at such a young age and still bear a grudge that he didn't live up to his price tag. Still, the fact remains that the money invested was flushed down the drain at warp speed the first time he pulled up with that pesky hamstring.