10 footballers who made the worst career moves

#3 Anderson – Manchester United

Anderson failed to live up to his potential

This could come as a slightly surprising inclusion to many considering the fact that he went on to win everything he wanted with Manchester United after joining the Red Devils from Porto in 2007. The midfielder won four league titles, two league cups, successfully converted his penalty in the shoot-out against Chelsea in the 2008 Champions League final in Moscow, and won the Club World Cup the following year.

But the irony is that, he was not as vital as the other players during these glory years for United. Anderson was a decent squad player, a decline considering the fact that United paid €30 million for the 2008 Golden Boy award winner.

He never reached the heights that was expected of him and returned to Brazil in 2015 with Internacional where he has made around 50 appearances for the club. Anderson might not have been on this list if he had done justice to the hype surrounding him, but a move to United certainly got him a lot of trophies.