Athletistic/Football. British publication FourFourTwo has prepared a ranking of the worst transfers in Manchester United history. It included French world champion midfielder Paul Pogba.
Pogba takes second place in the ranking. He is a product of the Red Devils academy, but in 2012, at a very young age, he joined Juventus. In 2016, he returned from the Italian club to Manchester United for 105 million euros, becoming the most expensive football player in history.
Manchester United’s worst ever transfer was that of Portuguese winger Bebe from Vitoria Guimarães in 2010.
In total, 32 names are on the list. Interestingly, the 21st place in the ranking was taken by the former Serbian midfielder from CSKA Moscow Zoran Tosic.
Top 10 worst Manchester United transfers according to fourfourtwo
- winger Bebe – from Vitoria Guimarães in 2010;
- midfielder Paul Pogba – from Juventus (2016);
- defensive midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba – from Nantes (2003);
- midfielder Ralph Milne – from Bristol (1988);
- midfielder Donny van de Beek – from Ajax (2020);
- striker Alexis Sanchez – from London Arsenal (2018);
- defender Harry Maguire – from Leicester City (2019);
- goalkeeper Massimo Taibi – from Milan (1999);
- winger Jadon Sancho – from Borussia Dortmund (2021);
- midfielder Angel Di Maria – from Real Madrid (2014).
Manchester United played 10 matches in the current Premier League season and scored 15 points, occupying 8th place in the Premier League table. The day before, November 1, Erik ten Hag’s team lost to Newcastle United in the 1/8 finals of the English League Cup.
Source: Sport
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