1. Andy Carroll - Liverpool To West Ham United
When Liverpool agreed to pay Newcastle United a staggering
£35 million for Andy Carroll on transfer deadline day in January 2011, eyebrows were raised to say the least, and just as many Reds fans had feared, his dream move to Merseyside spiralled into a horrific nightmare. The one-dimensional game plan of Kenny Dalglish, the manager who signed the England international, is partially to blame for the disastrous season Carroll endured with the Reds. The goal-shy striker then retreated to West Ham on loan before opting for a permanent
£16 million move to Upton Park. Even more shocking than his deadline day switch to Anfield, the cost of the deal taking the 24-year-old to east-London could rise an unfathomable £60m in add-ons and contract extensions, according to
The Daily Star.
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