Worst Premier League Signings of the Season,Top 10. What do you think?

As the transfer window opens either at the end of the season or during the mid-season window,clubs scramble to pick up the best bargains, often leaving fans brimming with excitement over the latest big-money import.

Now its been months after the transfer windows have swung shut, and we take a look at which deals and players seem to have proved to be the worst of value for money spent.
As the league season comes to an end, at this business end of the season, we look at which players have offered the least to their respective football clubs, in England.

10 - FERNANDO

Porto to Manchester City

One of two Manchester City entries after a summer which saw Manuel Pellegrini’s side go backwards. Fernando is one-paced, doesn’t impose himself on games and is a man out of his depth, particularly in the Champions League. Porto must’ve laughed all the way to the bank when losing Fernando and Mangala.

Any better than Javi Garcia? Well guys, am not so sure.

Brazilian midfielder Fernando has struggled to make an impact at Manchester City since his summer move

 

Fernando (right) looked out of his depth during City's Champions League campaign

 

9 - RICKIE LAMBERT 

Southampton to Liverpool

Who knew that a striker who spent most of his career in the lower divisions probably wasn’t going to be cut out for life at Anfield? Well, quite a few actually. But that didn’t stop Brendan Rodgers taking him from Southampton for £4m last summer.

Perhaps at that price it was worth taking a punt on Lambert but the former Bristol Rovers frontman has had no tangible effect on the side and been reduced to becoming a glorified lump up front in the final moments if Liverpool are chasing a game.

Rickie Lambert's dream move to Liverpool hasn't worked out the way he would have hoped with just two goals all season.

8 - ANGEL DI MARIA

Real Madrid to Manchester United

This list is all relative. If you pay £60m for one of the world’s superstars, there is a reasonable expectation that he wins you a few games; but good performances of Di Maria’s can be counted on one hand and he hasn’t been able to get to grips with English football.

Louis van Gaal has quite rightly persisted with the former Real Madrid man, although we have witnessed just why Carlo Ancelotti wasn’t overly fussed about him leaving the Bernabeu.

Former Real Madrid star Angel di Maria (right) seems to have lost his way at Manchester United

 

Di Maria is shown a red card by referee Michael Oliver during United's 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Arsenal

 

 

Liverpool All-Stars paint the town red as Steven Gerrard and Co celebrate after sell-out charity match at Anfield

Enrique posted this picture showing an ice sculpture dedicated to the match earlier on Sunday afternoon

Liverpool players past and present painted the town red on Sunday night following the All-Stars charity match at Anfield.

Among the stars to revel in the moment at the Hilton Hotel in Liverpool was Steven Gerrard, who had earlier captained one of the teams in a 2-2 draw in front of a sell-out crowd in the game organised by the Liverpool FC Foundation.

Joined by a host of Liverpool legends, the Anfield faithful were once again graced with the presence of the likes of Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa, Dirk Kuyt and Pepe Reina, and gave a particularly warm welcome to familiar faces Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres.

Jose Enrique (right) and Alberto Moreno (left) pose for a photograph with their partners after a spot of dinner

 

Steven Gerrard (left) embraces former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina during the night's celebrations

 

Also joining in with the celebrations was Liverpool left-back Jose Enrique, who said it was a 'great party after the game.' 

Manx anthem mistakenly played at Argentina v El Salvador friendly

Players slowly dropped their hands from their chests when the Manx anthem blared from loudspeakers

 

Organisers of a friendly match between El Salvador and Argentina have apologised for wrongly playing the anthem for the Isle of Man.

El Salvador fans whistled in disgust and their players were left baffled as the wrong anthem was played before the game in the United States on Saturday.

CMS Sports said it took "full responsibility for the honest mistake".
Ellan Vannin - the Manx name for the Isle of Man - and El Salvador are next to each other on a list of anthems.

Darwin Ceren and Oscar Ceren walk off the field after losing to Argentina during an International Friendly 

 

More than 50,000 spectators were inside the FedExField stadium in Maryland to watch the exhibition match between El Salvador and Argentina.

Several El Salvador players slowly dropped their hands from their chests when the Isle of Man's anthem, O Land of Our Birth, was mistakenly played instead of Himno Nacional de El Salvador.
Sports event company CMS Sports expressed regret over the "unfortunate incident".

A spokesman said it was not done with "malicious intentions" and that it would "take steps to prevent this from happening again".

Argentina, who were without talisman Lionel Messi, won the game 2-0 through goals from Ever Benega and Federico Mancuello.
Albert Roca the El Salvador coach did not mention the mix-up in his post match interview.
The FedExField is the home of the Washington Redskins American football team.

Federico Mancuello of Argentina celebrates his second half goal against El Salvador 

 

FUNNY:Thierry Henry disguises himself as a schoolteacher to surprise 16-year-old student with award at Welsh school

Thierry Henry adopted an unfamiliar disguise to surprise students at a school in Wales on Tuesday afternoon

Thierry Henry was a surprise guest at a Welsh school on Tuesday, but rather than appearing in his usual roles as a television pundit or footballer, the Frenchman turned up as a supply teacher.

The Arsenal legend was on hand to give Pen-Y-Dre High School student Emma Morgan an award live on Sky Sports News, and went undercover with an easy-to-see-through disguise as he took the teacher's place at the front of the classroom.

The Sky Sports pundit wore a black wig and glasses in an attempt to fool the class in Merthyr Tydfil, but quickly revealed his true identity once the students cottoned on. 

The Arsenal legend poses as a supply teacher at Pen-Y-Dre High School but students quickly found him out

 

 Henry was appearing on his first appointment as a Sky Academy Ambassador, handing out the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year award for Wales. 

The awards celebrate the achievements of students and teachers in using sports stars and the skills learnt through sport to build life skills for young people. An overall winner, picked from Emma and winners from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, will be decided on Sunday.

Student Emma was shocked to receive the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year award for Wales after Henry took off his disguise

Henry said: 'Emma is a fantastic example of the effect Sky Sports Living for Sport can have on young people and I’m delighted to present her with the Student of the Year award for Wales.

'The life skills learned through sport can be applied to all areas of life and Emma managed to turn her life around and reach her potential since being involved in Sky Sports Living for Sport. She’s a deserving winner.'

Henry works as a pundit on Sky Sports, and is seen here at the Nou Camp with Sportsmail's Jamie Carragher

 

The former Arsenal forward celebrates a goal during his second spell with the Premier League club

 

 

Henry retired at the end of last season after a spell playing with New York Red Bulls in MLS

 

PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates emphatic hat-trick for Club by taking the match ball on a first-class flight home

Zlatan Ibrahimovic posted this photo of the signed match ball following his hat-trick against Lorient

 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic isn't known for being shy and he was quick to show off the signed gift he was given following his impressive hat-trick in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 win over Lorient.

The Swedish international has had a difficult few weeks following his sending off against Chelsea in the Champions League and his foul-mouthed rant at the officials following the league defeat against Bordeaux.

Ibrahimovic took to Instagram where he posted the photo of his signed match ball. 

The PSG striker (right) had a a difficult few weeks but was able to forget about that with an impressive display

He said: 'For those of you who are wondering where the ball is...'

PSG are just a point ahead of Lyon in Ligue 1, coming into the final matches of the campaign knowing that they can't afford to slip up if they want to retain the title.

With a Champions League quarter-final place and currently top of the table, the French champions have potential for a great season but will need their talisman to keep on firing. 

Ibrahimovic slots home a penalty to seal the victory with his sides third of the contest in Paris

 

The Swedish international is congratulated by his team-mates after completing his hat-trick

 

This Sharp Shooter is Dressed to kill ... former Arsenal star Sol Campbell proves he's still a Gunner

former Arsenal, Tottenham and England defender Sol Campbell poses in his shooting gear

 

Since he used to be a Gunner, then it's no surprise that Sol Campbell has become a sharp-shooter for real.

The former England, Arsenal and Spurs defender has revealed he loves to dress up in the latest country gear and shoot birds.

'I managed to shoot 11 birds having never picked up a gun before,' boasted Campbell in an interview with Shooting Gazette magazine, out on Thursday. 

Campbell (second right, top row), with England at Euro 2004, won 73 caps playing for his country

 

 Campbell, who retired from playing football officially in 2012 and has since kept himself busy off the field, spoke about his desire to coach anywhere in the world.

'I'm in the last six months of my Pro-License Coaching Badges training,' Campbell said.

'Once those are completed I'll be able to coach around the world at any level.

'I'm also helping out the Conservatives on various issues to do with sport and diversity,' said the 40-year-old. 

The former Gunner found himself enjoying shooting having been introduced to the pastime by his wife's family.

'I've only just started really. My wife's family kept inviting me to shoot and I just didn't want to go, but since retiring from football I've had more time and I thought... let's get all the kit and practice,' added Campbell.

'I didn't want all the gear and no idea, so that was my starting point – shooting clays.

'I do like the attire. I have all sorts of country clothing because we live in Northumberland as well as London. You need good quality gear.

Campbell (right) celebrates the 2002 Premier League title with Thierry Henry (left) and Robert Pires (centre)

 

 

The style is important to me, but the quality goes hand-in-hand with it. I love the fabrics, the materials and the cuts. I love the whole sporting side of it.

'This year I shot about 30 birds. That was a mixture of birds. The banter was just lovely.

'As long as the birds end up on a dinner table and people are enjoying them, then that's fine. That's the point for me. I wouldn't want to go deer stalking, that's just not for me.'

Football's top 10 earning managers - in pictures

10. David Moyes (Manchester United / Real Sociedad) and Laurent Blanc (Paris Saint-Germain) - £5.1m
The former United manager ties with Blanc, whose salary is bankrolled by PSG's Qatari owners.

9. Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund) - £5.3m
The long-serving Dortmund manager is the second-highest earning manager in the Bundesliga, although he has struggled for most of this season.

 

8. Sven-Goran Eriksson (Guangzhou R&F/Shanghai) - £5.9m
The former England manager has never been shy of a big pay-day, and is currently earning eye-watering sums in China.

 

7. Andre Villas-Boas (Zenit St Petersburg) - £6.2m
The former Tottenham and Chelsea manager has been a hit in Russia with big-spending Zenit.

 

6. Fabio Capello (Russia) - £6.6m
Another former England manager who is topping up his bank balance nicely with Russia, whom he hopes to lead in their home World Cup in 2018.

5. Louis van Gaal (Holland/Manchester United) - £7.3m
The Dutchman was the fifth highest earning manager last year through his work with his national side and then Manchester United.

4. Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) - £8.3m
Wenger is the longest-serving manager in English football by a considerable distance, having worked in north

3. Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich) - £11.2m
The former Barcelona head coach has made Bayern one of the most attractive sides in Europe and they swept the board in German football last season.

2. Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) - £11.4m
The Italian is the second-best paid manager in world football and has earned his money, leading Real Madrid to their 10th European Cup last season.

1. Jose Mourinho (Chelsea) - £13.2m
The biggest earner of them all - and we're sure he thinks he's worth every penny. Jose Mourinho tops the list at Chelsea.

          Well folks, what do you think. Did your favorite  club manager make it. Watch out for more soon.