10 of the biggest transfer blunders made by Pep Guardiola

Manchester City v Shakhtar Donetsk - UEFA Champions League
Pep has won 22 major honours during his managerial career

#7 Jose Manuel Pinto

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FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza - La Liga
Pinto's mistakes made him a figure of fun for opposition fans

Pinto was already at the club when Guardiola took over but the manager decided to make the deal permanent, trusting the stopper's decade-long solid performances at Celta Vigo. The Spaniard was tasked with backing up first-choice keeper Victor Valdes.

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However, Pinto could hardly ever challenge Valdes as he committed error after error. Things became worse when opposition fans started mocking the veteran stopper due to a number of horrendous mistakes.

The former Barca man retired from football 2014 and has turned rapper under the name 'Pinto Wahin'.

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