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Weirdest Transfers

Discussion in 'World Football' started by Liam Scales, Jan 21, 2019.

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  1. Liam Scales Gold Member Gold Member

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    With the news that Barca are signing Kevin Prince Boateng, what’s the weirdest ones you can remember?

    Has to be Magnus Hedman to Chelsea after being retired for a year in 2006.
     
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  2. jj81

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    Fat goram to man United
     
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  3. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    Choupo-Moting to PSG.
     
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    Julien faubert to Madrid


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  5. Liam Scales Gold Member Gold Member

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    Completely missed that one :56:
     
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    Beat me to the Faubert one
     
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    Not one I remember obviously, but Allan Simonsen to Charlton was deemed a weird one at the time.
     
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    Scott Allan to Celtic.
     
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  9. Doogs. Lustig your the one, you still turn me on.

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    Me to any team that was ever stupid enough to play me.
     
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    Kenny Miller to Celtic
     
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    Tevez & Mascherano to West Ham was an odd one at the time, both were being linked with massive clubs and ended up at a relegation candidate in England.
     
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    Barca seem to do one bizarre transfer every season, like they're fulfilling some charity quota.

    Vermaelen, that Brazilian guy who was a Spurs flop and now KPB.
     
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    Steven caulker on loan to Liverpool.
     
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    Wasn’t too strange. They were struggling with injuries.

    Obviously there were other options out there but still.

    Andy Carroll is stranger for me due to the price tag.
     
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    Paulinho ended up being decent though!
     
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    Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to West Ham.
     
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    I could be wrong but I think they ended up using him as an emergency striker in the majority of games he ended up playing. It was just a totally pointless loan.

    Carroll they massively overpaid for, but I can almost see why they signed him. Young, English and massive hyped after having a great 6 months in the league with Newcastle.
     
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    For me the guy Souness signed at Southampton was supposedly George Weah cousin or something, he got a deal and couldn't kick a ball!

    Edit: Ali Dia, claimed George Weah was his cousin!

    Played 50 minutes for Southampton then got released!
     
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    Paul Hartley to Celtic, at the time
     
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    I wanted us to sign Hartley for around 12 months before we did tbh
     
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