6. Mario Balotelli, Liverpool – £16m from AC Milan, £90,000 per week
Coming off back-t0-back 12+ goal seasons with AC Milan and a Premier League title with Man City back in 2012, the 24-year-old Balotelli was seen as a potential steal and someone who could bring some serious firepower to Anfield. Instead the Reds got 1 goal and just 10 starts from the Italian striker.
5. Luke Shaw, Man United – £30m from Southampton, £90,000 per week
Thirty million is a lot to invest in an 18-year-old defender who is far from a finished product, and it showed in year one as Shaw was given just 15 starts. Though he won over 80% of his tackles, the star student of Man United gave himself a C-minus for his performance this past year.
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