Every Current Premier League Club's Biggest Transfer Bust
5. Southampton - Ali Dia
It takes some real talent (or lack of talent) to earn a spot on this list despite costing your club nothing, but I would be remiss not to feature one of the most notorious flops in the history of the English game.
The story goes that then Southampton manager Graham Souness received a call from a man claiming to be Liberian footballing legend, George Weah. 'Weah' told Souness that his cousin Ali Dia was an exceptional talent, and that the club should take a punt on the free agent.
The only problem was, Dia was not related to the 1995 Ballon D'or winner, and his skills were far from exceptional. Still, an injury crisis meant that he actually managed to get on the field for a Premier League game, and despite being hastily subbed off his story proves there's still hope for all of us.