5. Gareth Bale - Tottenham Hotspur
Its baffling to think that when Tottenham signed the Welsh prospect from Southampton in 2007, he was considered a left back. However, the talented full back endured a difficult start to his Tottenham Hotspur career to say the least. A mixture of poor form and being labelled a bad luck charm by critics, his Tottenham career was hanging in the balance. In his first 24 appearances for the Londoners, they didnt win a single game. The player was even
linked with a switch to Roma during this poor run. Luckily for Spurs fans, Harry Redknapp saw the talent the youngster possessed and stuck with him and helped nurture the Welshman in to the player that Maicon must still have nightmares about to this day. Sure, he might not be on the level of a Cristiano Ronaldo or a Lionel Messi yet, but at the age of 23 you are signing a player who is five years Ronaldos junior and has a few years left until he reaches his peak. Who would bet against him surpassing the level the Portuguese winger is currently at?