The top TEN greatest ‘underachievers’ in the Premier League

Some players over the Premier League era have been built up as being superstars of the future or brought in for a large fee that they have not been able to repay. Some players have not been able to settle in the English game after impressing abroad and some are put straight into first team football at such a young age that they can’t adapt.

Here is a list of ten players that have been great underachievers in the Premier League – click on Alan Smith to view