3) Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez (Corinthians to West Ham United – loan)
Tevez and Mascherano were surprisingly signed by Alan Pardew’s West Ham United in summer 2006, despite being linked with some of the biggest clubs in Europe. People questioned where West Ham got the money to sign them and why the players chose to move to Upton Park, but things only got stranger. West Ham immediately went on a losing spree upon the Argentine pair’s arrival. Neither Mascherano or Tevez could get into the team – although the latter did save the Hammers from relegation with a series of emphatic performances late in the season.
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