da betano casino： GOAL ranks the most underwhelming Premier League transfers of the campaign after record-breaking spending by English clubs
da aviator aposta： When it comes to transfers, it was a truly remarkable year in the Premier League, as spending across the division reached never-before-seen levels. It wasn't just the usual suspects who splashed the cash, either, with the likes of Newcastle, West Ham and Wolves going big, too.
Indeed, Premier League clubs obliterated the previous record for expenditure across two outrageous transfer windows; £2.1 billion ($2.6bn) was splurged in the summer alone, with that figure rising to £2.8bn ($3.5bn) in January as Chelsea in particular went on a shopping spree.
But with such a phenomenal amount of money spent, there has inevitably been some big misses among the hoard of incoming transfers. Below, GOAL ranks the 21 most disappointing Premier League transfers of 2022-23…
Getty Images21Lucas Paqueta (West Ham, £51m)
The jury is out on whether Paqueta will be a success at West Ham, but what is certain is that you expect more from a player who could end up costing as much as £51m ($63m). The Brazil international has contributed four league goals, but has only showed anything close to his best form towards the end of the season having finally adapted to the Premier League after moving into a deep-lying midfield role.
AdvertisementGetty Images20Brenden Aaronson (Leeds, £25m)
Aaronson made a fast start to life at Leeds following his £25m ($30m) transfer from Red Bull Salzburg, but his season tailed off somewhat and he found himself completely out of favour under Sam Allardyce in the run-in.
Although the United States international was always an energetic presence and willing runner, more would have been expected from him than just one goal and three assists given the outlay Leeds made on signing him.
Getty Images19Matheus Cunha (Wolves, £44m)
If you'd looked at Cunha's stats at Atletico Madrid, expectation might not have been too high for his January move to Wolves. However, struggling in the Premier League at the time, the Midlands club turned to the Brazilian forward in their desperate search for goals.
Despite a turnaround in their fortunes under Julen Lopetegui, Cunha hasn't contributed all that much – scoring just twice and generally flattering to deceive. Despite that, it has been suggested that he has met the requirements for his initial loan move to be made permanent at what looks a hefty price.
Getty18Paul Onuachu (Southampton, £18.6m)
A signing that is yet to pay off for Southampton after they tried in vain to save themselves from relegation. Onuachu caught the Saints' eye as he rattled in 17 goals in the first half of the season for Genk in Belgium, but the striker was unable to translate that form to the Premier League when he mad the switch to St. Mary's in January, failing to score a single goalas Southampton went down.