5 of the worst Manchester City signings since 2008

#2 Eliaquim Mangala

Eliquam Mangala still has a lot to prove to justify his fee

Mangala is a talented central defender who probably still has a long way to go before he is playing at his best and that is perhaps what cost Manchester City.

Mangala made his name at Standard Liege before a move to Porto where he impressed City's scouts. Manchester City swooped in for him in 2014 as a long-term successor to Vincent Kompany, who is extremely injury-prone. For a whopping sum of 42 million, Mangala was one of the most expensive defenders in history at the time of his move and the pressure was on him to do well.

The defender suffered through his first season and looked like a shadow of his Porto self, only briefly ever looking like actually settling into the club. Manager Pellegirini continued to show faith in him but mistake after mistake during key moments forced City to list him for loan him in the 2016-17 season with Pep Guardiola taking over at the Etihad.

Mangala was sent on loan to Valencia where he had a decent season and has since returned to City to find out that he is still out of favour. Despite his hefty price-tag, Mangala is ready to be shipped out after two and half seasons and it only means that City have got the wrong end of the deal for sure.