Premier League's 10 worst ever signings as Romelu Lukaku ends £97m Chelsea nightmare

Inter Milan announced that they had re-signed striker Romelu Lukaku on a season-long loan this week, approximately a year after selling him to Chelsea for £97.5million.

Expectations were high for the Belgian when he arrived, and many saw the former Manchester United forward as the final piece of the puzzle for Thomas Tuchel – whose team had all of the creative threats but no out and out no.9 to convert opportunities. But Lukaku struggled too.

Given his price tag, reputation and overall disappointment of last season, many consider Lukaku one of the worst signings in Premier League history. But where does he sit in top ten…?

French midfielder Paul Pogba returned to Manchester United in 2016 as one of the most exciting young talents in world football and looked like he would become a hero at Old Trafford. Yet this summer he left as a player that disappointed in every other performance and became incredibly frustrating to watch.

Pogba showed glimmers of a world-class talent, and on the international stage that was the version of the midfielder that you would see consistently. But the £89m arrival struggled consistently at Old Trafford and he has to be considered one of the worst for that very reason.

At the time of purchase, Fernando Torres was one of the best strikers in world football at Liverpool – completely justifying his £50m price tag. But the Spaniard lost his cutting edge from the moment he stepped foot in Stamford Bridge.

The striker never scored more than eight goals in a Premier League campaign in his four years with the Blues – and his goal in the 2012 Champions League semi-final somewhat masks how underwhelming he was. It is certainly a deal that all parties, including Liverpool, will regret.

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