9 Most Ridiculous Panic Buys On Transfer Deadline Day

2. Marouane Fellaini - Man Utd

The Deal: £27.5m From Everton When Sir Alex Ferguson hand-picked David Moyes to take over from himself, he could scarcely have imagined that Manchester United would be facing the situation they currently are after the decision spectacularly back-fired. The Scot made tactical errors and was badly let down by the failure of the club's transfer team to do much of the necessary business. After an uninspiring summer, marked by wll-publicised failures the club finally splurged almost £30m on Everton's Belgian midfielder, which had more than the faintest whiff of desperation, and naturally it back-fired as well. Fellaini looks like half the player he was at Everton in his heyday, and if he weren't currently injured there's a good chance he wouldn't be there anymore. The Warning Signs: His form had already tailed off at Everton, and there was no way he was worth that much.