"When you hit on a run of transfers, it can change everything. Most of the great runs of the Premier League era were built around exactly that, and, predictably, some of the best teams in league history have been built with some of the best transfers. The opposite, however, is also true. The richest clubs in the Premier League have sometimes been able to overcome some poor decisions in the transfer market."
"There are lots of ways for a transfer to go south. Maybe you ignored a player's injury history, and it backfired. Maybe a guy's injury history began after he made a big-money move to your club. Maybe you immediately fire the manager who wanted him, and he never settles. (And maybe his contract is big enough that he's happy to sit the bench despite your best efforts to move him.)"
When a club strings together successful transfers, it can transform fortunes and help build some of the Premier League's greatest teams. Wealthy clubs can temporarily absorb poor signings, as seen when Chelsea won the Champions League in 2021 despite transfer failures and Manchester City continued winning despite recruiting misfires like Kalvin Phillips. Transfers fail for many reasons: overlooked injuries, injuries occurring after signing, managerial change, player-manager mismatch, team conflicts, signing post-peak players, or simply overpaying. Some transfers become notably disastrous; one example is Davy Klaassen's €27 million move to Everton, which lasted only 251 Premier League minutes.
Read at ESPN.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]