Six star players whose careers include forgotten Premier League spells - Pique, Boateng, Alberto

Planet Sport digs out six world-class players whose Premier League stays were best forgotten and, in some cases, have been.

Big things were expected of Boateng when he made the switch to Manchester City from Hamburg in 2010 for a fee of £10.5million, with Vincent Kompany and Nigel de Jong having previously trodden the same path.

Things didn't get off to a great start when the defender tore a tendon in his knee on international duty with Germany, which was then aggravated after a collision with a drinks trolley on the flight home.

After a month of recovery, Boateng made his debut in a 1-0 victory over Chelsea but would only go on to represent the blue side of Manchester 24 times in total, and predominantly at right-back.

Frustrated by his lack of minutes and being played out of position, he made the switch to Bayern Munich a year later in order to enhance his international prospects.

Not that he left England empty-handed, going home with an FA Cup winner's medal. Don't remember him in the final? No wonder. He didn't even make the matchday squad but received a medal having made three previous appearances in the competition.

Chelsea picked the striker up on loan in the January but Pato had to wait until the April to make an appearance.

Since his brief English sojourn, Pato has turned out for Villarreal and Chinese side Tianjin Quanjian. Still only 32, he is currently in MLS with Orlando City.

Much like Pato, Quaresma signed on loan for Chelsea and only spent six months at Stamford Bridge, failing to make any sort of impact.

Perhaps, Chelsea should have put more store by Quaresma's 'Golden Bin' award while at Inter, awarded to the worst Serie A player of the season.

After choosing to sign a professional contract