The poorest players to tarnish the pitch at Stamford Bridge.
For every Didier Drogba there is a Robert Fleck and for every Frank Lampard there’s a Juan Sebastian Veron – here is Chelsea’s 10 worst signings of all time.
10. Juan Sebastian Veron
This Argentine star just couldn’t cope in England, failing to live up to a £28.1m price-tag at Manchester United and failing similarly when the Blues paid £15m just two years later.
9. Brian Laudrup
The Danish legend and former AC Milan and Bayern Munich ace was well past the forward’s best when arriving in west London in 1998 and managed just seven appearances.
8. Slavisa Jokanovic
Many could be forgiven for having forgotten about Claudio Ranieri’s first signing as manager in 2000 and the Serbian departed in 2002 as a very unpopular figure with the club.
7. Andriy Shevchenko
A signing forced upon the team by the owner Roman Abramovich and at £30.1m one of their most expensive mistakes, with 22 goals in three years.
6. Chris Sutton
The striker was a Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers when arriving for £10m in 1999 and although that can never be taken away, one goal in 28 games for Chelsea is best forgotten.
5. Robert Fleck
A club record £2.1m signing in 1992, Fleck was preferred to the brilliant Teddy Sheringham and while the Englishman went on to win the treble, the Scot managed four goal in 49 appearances.
4. Gabriele Ambrosetti
‘The Next Ryan Giggs’ fans were told by manager Gianluca Vialli about this £3.5m winger in 1999, who managed just 16 matches across four miserable years.
3. Paul Furlong
Another club record signing and another who completely flopped, as Furlong’s career went from bad to worse when leaving in 1996 as the striker plummeted down the leagues.
2. Mark Bosnich
The club should really learn not to take on United rejects as Bosnich played just seven times in two years, despite a huge pay packet and was eventually sacked for failing a drugs test.
1. Winston Bogarde
For sheer stubbornness the defender almost has to be admired. Signed by Vialli who was quickly sacked, new man Ranieri wanted Bogarde out and the Dutchman refused. Cue four years of £40,000-a-week wages and 11 appearances.
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