The top 10 worst transfer mistakes of the season

Some of these are a bit harsh and we mainly wanted to have a pop at Manchester United about Ronaldo. No doubt in a few weeks the circle of crisis will have moved on and the top 10 would look different again. But for now it’s this.

10) Leon Bailey and his minimalist Aston Villa career

9) West Ham’s blank January

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8) The futility of Saul Niguez’s Chelsea loan

A summer deadline day bit of fun that might have seemed like a good idea at the time but has just felt a bit pointless ever since. Does a nice finish in the FA Cup at Luton make up for the general mehness of it all? No.

7) Everton believing they could save Dele Alli

6) Leeds spending January twiddling their thumbs

5) Jannik Vestergaard’s move to Leicester

In November, Vestergaard described his time at Leicester after a fine spell at Southampton as both “an upheaval” and “a bit uneven” which is, we’re assuming, a lovely bit of Danish-English translation at work. Perfect description, though, and one which we intend to borrow for all the times we’re making a mess of something. This feature is a bit uneven. The cleaning of that toilet is a bit uneven. The quality of tonight’s dinner is a bit uneven. We’re also just broadly in favour of players describing their football in a way that sounds so very much like Paul Hollywood judging a technical on the Bake-Off. Since those quotes back in November he’s also forced his way back into the starting XI for precisely two