Real Madrids worst signings: Freddy Rincon | The Colombian midfielder joined Los Blancos from Napoli in 1995 but failed to settle into the team Ze Roberto | Before the Brazilian went on to star for Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, he struggled during his time at Madrid, playing just 15 league games Robert Jarni | A Star for Betis and the Croatian national team. He joined Madrid to win titles and just one year after he left, they lifted their eighth European Cup Albano Bizzarri | The Argentine goalkeeper was just 21 when he joined the Bernabeu side but two errors early on saw his playing time cut short Elvir Baljic | The Bosnia-Herzegovina international cost around €20 million but failed to make any impact at the club Flavio Conceicao | The Brazilian was signed after impressing at Deportivo but was never able to replicate the form in the Spanish capital Pedro Munitis | After starring for Racing and featuring at Euro 2000, the forward went downhill in Madrid and ended up back in Santander Jonathan Woodgate | After one season with Newcastle, the centre-back was snapped up by the Spanish giants but his contribution was minimal throughout his three years at the club Walter Samuel | Having joined from Roma for €25 million, the Argentine was seen as a top defender but after one season he returned to Italy Antonio Cassano | Although a player of great talent and capabilities, Cassano was more famous for his poor attitude and enjoying the nightlife in Madrid Royston Drenthe | Another enigmatic figure, the Dutchman had a bright start to life in the Bernabeu but a fall out with the board and a bad attitude saw him tossed aside Javier Saviola | Signing from fierce rivals Barcelona, the Argentine never had the same impact in Madrid that he had in Catalonia Emerson | Bright spells at Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and Juventus saw him earn a move to the Spanish capital but his time there never quite followed the same trajectory Robinho | Considered one of the brightest young players in world football, the Brazilian never lived up to expectations at Madrid and still has not done so Julien Faubert | His loan from West Ham was always seen as a perplexing move and it is summed up by his most famous moment - falling asleep on the bench during a game Kaka | A €65 million purchase, he arrived as one of the best players in the world but a series of injury troubles saw his career go downhill in Spain Hamit Altintop | He arrived on a free as a reputed versatile midfielder but it was always seen as a wasted transfer Pedro Leon | He had a poor relationship with Jose Mourinho which saw him left out of the squad. Constant questions from the press prompted the famous line from the Portuguese: You talk about Pedro Leon like he is Zidane or Maradona Michael Essien | A favourite of Mourinho, he was brought by the Portuguese coach but left with him to return to Chelsea after an underwhelming spell in Spain Who do you think is Real Madrids worst ever signing??
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 21:14:16 +0000
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