Ramsey, Cantona, Van Persie: 15 of the most surprising football transfers in football history

Aaron Ramsey has joined Rangers on loan from Juventus in a surprise Deadline Day transfer.

The Welshman was heavily backed for a return to the Premier League and seemed surplus to the requirements of the Italian side.

Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri confirmed at the start of January, per TEAMTalk, that Ramsey would be moving to pastures new during the transfer window after the midfielder had made only five appearances across all competitions this season.

Aston Villa were one of the clubs backed to make an approach for the former Arsenal man, but it appears the 31-year-old has surprisingly decided that his future lies in Scotland, signing with Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side.

What’s more shocking is that Juventus have agreed to front the majority of Ramsey’s wages, which, as talkSPORT reports, were reportedly worth £400,000 per week after the Welshman moved from Arsenal in 2019.

He might now also be eligible to play in tomorrow night’s Old Firm derby at Celtic Park.

Yet, Ramsey’s surprising move has got us thinking about several other baffling transfers that have happened throughout the years.

Deadline day always brings with a few shock moves and we’ve put together a list of 15 of the most surprising transfers ever.

As Dusan Vlahovic may have found out last week, swapping sides in Serie A is often a taboo move.

But Vlahovic isn’t the first player to make a shock transfer within the Italian premier division, and in 2001 Pirlo perhaps made an even bolder move, crossing the divide between Inter Milan and AC Milan.

The story of Gascoigne’s move from Northumbria to north London was quintessential Gazza.

The striker had promised Sir Alex Ferguson that he would sign for Manchester United, and content at the situation, the Red