15 most bizarre transfer announcements of all time

#3 Liverpool Announce Mo Salah

👋 pic.twitter.com/07r2UAKRdX

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 22, 2017

Another video that makes players look incredibly awkward in front of the camera is Liverpool's announcement of Mo Salah in 2017. The clip shows someone scrolling through Twitter using the search query "Announce Salah Now". The thumbs on-screen scroll through hundreds of tweets from fans anticipating the arrival of the Egyptian from Roma.

As the camera pans out we see it was Salah himself scrolling through the tweets. The winger awkwardly smiles at the camera and says "Salah Announced". If the Liverpool media department had anticipated his incredible form for Liverpool, perhaps they would have put more effort into the announcement video.

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#2 Chelsea Announce Antonio Rudiger

Which name would you get on the back of your @nikefootball Chelsea home shirt today? 👀 #WeAreThePride pic.twitter.com/WKmYxd2x0K

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 9, 2017

This announcement of Rudiger by Chelsea in 2017 covers all levels of embarrassment. From the kid asking for the name of the German on the back of his jersey instead of Hazard (unlikely) to the cashier popping into the back to find Rudiger kitted out and trying so hard to look cool, this video is genuinely cringe-worthy.

The poor acting from all participants throughout the clip doesn't help matters either. For a whole season, this has been one of the most bizarre and embarrassing announcement videos on social media. However, it has been knocked off the top spot by the next announcement...

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#1 Villarreal Announce Santi Cazorla

#VuelveLaMagia | Y por arte de magia 🎩, el deseo más fuerte de los 'groguets' se hizo realidad 💛. @19SCazorla volverá a defender la camiseta amarilla y a despertar los sueños del #EstadioDeLaCerámica 😍🏟. pic.twitter.com/nbhiH92N3s

— Villarreal CF (@VillarrealCF) August 10, 2018

Let's start by saying at least the idea is original. However, that's about as much praise as we can give Villarreal for their announcement of Santi Cazorla a couple of days ago. The Spanish club went to the effort of hiring a magician for the clip which features no drama whatsoever considering the whole world already knew about Cazorla's return to Spain.

Plumes of smoke, dramatic music, a magician dancing around a covered transparent tube - this video is the epitome of what bizarre announcement videos are all about. A fully kitted out Cazorla emerges from the tube to the polite applause of the audience in the climax of the clip. Certainly an announcement worthy of the number one spot.

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