10 of the worst strikers to have played in the Premier League

#9 Stephan Guivarc’h (Newcastle United)

Guivarc'h was part of the World Cup winning French squad in 1998

While many Newcastle fans cite that the reason for Newcastle United signing Guivarc’h in the summer of 1998 was on the account of the player being part of the successful French National Team, that was not the case. The Frenchman signed for Kenny Dalglish’s Newcastle United on the back of an impressive 1996-97 as well 1997-98 season for Rennes and Auxerre respectively where he won the golden boot in France in both the seasons.

However, like several other players who have failed to adapt to the Premier League, Guivarc’h too could not make a mark in the League. While he began his stint with Newcastle in a good manner, scoring against Kenny’s beloved Liverpool, he played just 3 more times for the Magpies before being deemed excess to the requirement by Ruud Guilt in November.

The striker was shipped to Rangers just a few months after moving to England and while he might have won a treble in his first and only season in Scotland, his lacklustre performances, as well as swift decline, make him one of the worst buys of all times in the history of the Premier League.