#2 Eric Djemba-Djemba
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The Cameroonian midfielder was thought to be the natural heir to Roy Keane, but unfortunately, Djemba-Djemba turned out to be one of Sir Alex’s flop signings for Manchester United. He arrived from Nantes for £3.5 million in the same summer as Kleberson and a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Possibly the beacon of United’s very confused transfer policy of the 2000s, Djemba-Djemba was hungry and young, and with impressive performances in France, the 22-year-old was brought in to add energy and stamina to the midfield.
But it did not turn out the way it was supposed to and Sir Alex Ferguson watched on as his Keane replacement fluttered about the football pitch resembling a headless chicken, incapable of keeping up with the Premier League’s pace and eventually the subject of the now iconic “so good they named him twice” chant. The midfielder did play 20 unremarkable games for United but he never turned out to be the midfield general the Scot manager had wanted.
Djemba-Djemba eventually left for Aston Villa who immediately regretted signing the Cameroonian and sent him out on loan to Burnley. Further spells at Odense BK, Hapoel Tel-Aviv and even Chennaiyin FC were no better.
