6 of the biggest transfer mistakes made by Jose Mourinho in England

#3 Kevin de Bruyne

De Bruyne is probably the best player in the Premier League currently

Kevin de Bruyne is often considered as one of the most complete footballers on the planet. He is also arguably the best footballer in the Premier League currently. He was also rated as the 4th best player by 'the Guardian' in 2017.

Well, that could have been different had Mourinho been a little patient with him during his time with Chelsea. On the winter transfer deadline day of the 2011-12 season, Chelsea bought Kevin de Bruyne for £8 million from Genk only to loan him next season to Werder Bremen for his growth. Mourinho recalled him in the 2013-14 season with plans of making him a regular in the playing line up.

Though due to injuries and some weird decision making on the management's part to play him out of position, the Belgian could not showcase his perceived potential. Although his talent was never in doubt, yet Mourinho sold him to Wolfsburg a season later for £22 million.

During his two years stay in Germany he finally gained maturity as a player. He soon established himself as one of the most promising youngsters around Europe. In the 2015-16 season, Manchester City came calling and bought him for £55 million amid speculations of interest from top clubs around Europe including Chelsea themselves.