The Tottenham fans here in the Football Transfer Tavern still can’t get their heads around some of these deals…
Whilst they have improved in the last year or two, Tottenham’s transfer success has been very mixed in recent transfer windows.
The Lilywhites by all accounts wasted the money that they received as a result of the Gareth Bale sale, signing a number of relatively disappointing players that never really made it in a Tottenham shirt.
That wouldn’t mark the beginning nor the end of Tottenham’s poor spending however, and the club have had a number of disappointing signings on either side of that deal.
With that said, here are THREE dismal signings from the past five years….
Roberto Soldado
Roberto Soldado was brought to London with a lot of hype and excitement amongst the Tottenham faithful here in the Football Transfer Tavern, but things turned out very poorly for the Spaniard.
Soldado was brought in for a then-club record £26 million, but he never adjusted to life in the Premier League.
He scored just 7 Premier League goals in over 50 appearances – a far cry from his record in La Liga.
He came in with the Spurs fans expected so much; but he delivered so little.
Federico Fazio
Much to the disappointment of the Tottenham fans in the Tavern, Fazio is STILL, technically, a Tottenham player.
He was signed in 2014 and has failed to gain many plaudits in London – with his inconsistent, mistake-ridden form costing Tottenham on a number of occasions in recent years.
Now playing for Roma as part of a loan deal, the Tottenham faithful here in the Tavern will be hoping that he never gets the opportunity to play in a Spurs shirt again.
Our landlord reckons this might just be one the worst signings in recent memory.
Paulinho
Another flop that haunts Tottenham fans recent memory is that of Brazilian midfielder Paulinho.
Bought during the year of Gareth Bale’s sale, Paulinho held the record of Tottenham’s most expensive transfer until the signing of Roberto Soldado; and like his team-mate – he did very little to live up to the huge price tag!
He spent two years at White Hart Lane in which he failed to endear himself to the Tottenham faithful – failing to prove himself at the highest level and was largely unsuccessful in his quest for a first team spot.
Our landlord doesn’t think that it’s a coincidence that his departure came at the same time as a turn-around of fortunes for Spurs.
