With a third of the season already gone, it seems the perfect time to reflect on some of this year's summer signings. Every transfer, whether it be stepping up a league, moving country or continent, or simply swapping clubs has an element of risk involved.
Some summer signings hit the ground running and enriched the Premier League, such as Eden Hazard and Santi Cazorla. Others however, like usual, have failed to prove they're worth their transfer fee - and if they had no transfer fee, they've proved they aren't worth their wages.
Some have performed below the the level their reputation might suggest, others are yet to reach the heights their fees would demand, and a few simply can't break into the first-team at their new clubs.
Either way, after just twelve games these lads already appear to be a bad piece of business. Here is a list of this summer's ten most disappointing signings with a brief explanation as to why they deserve a place on our list of newly-signed poor performers.
