9 Most Ridiculous Panic Buys On Transfer Deadline Day

6. Roman Pavlyuchenko - Spurs

The Deal: £13.7m From Spartak Moscow Proving once more the maxim that deadline day strikers are usually un uninspiring lot, Russian striker came in to Spurs on the last day of the summer window in 2008, with a price tag that suggested he was the real deal. Sadly, that wasn't the case, and stories of a bad attitude and a petulant demeanour meant his first-team opportunities were limited, and his scoring record consequently restricted. He blamed that on the arrival of Harry Redknapp, who he said didn't like him from the start. He was also apparently a lazy trainer, as Redknapp had told the press, and left the club eventually after 4 years and just 21 goals. The Warning Signs: 69 goals in 141 games for Spartak was not exactly worthy of more than £13m.