Bundesliga 2016/17: 10 of the worst transfers of the season

#2 Victor Obinna – Darmstadt

This photo is from a pre-season game, no others can be found

If he’s honest, Victor Obinna might as well have had a nice weekend in Darmstadt rather than waste his time and their money. The former West Ham United loanee joined the Bundesliga strugglers in the summer from MSV Duisburg, hoping to add some firepower to their attack.

37 minutes of football later and by January, he was already out of the door. The minute-to-pay ratio on the Nigerian must have been immense, with the club still lacking goals after his departure and resigned to life in the 2. Bundesliga next season.

The 30-year-old is still a free agent, without a move in sight. After a few years that have seen middling results, it looks like a big gamble for any club to bring him into the fold again.

Unless you’re Chievo, he seems to like it there.

#1 Kyriakos Papadopoulos – RB Leipzig

Well, at least his teammates appreciated his backside.

This one is a strange one so stick with us as the Greek international has a redemption story in here. Since breaking out at Schalke almost five years ago, Kyriakos Papadopoulos has always looked like a player who could have a bright future.

Several injury setbacks and a move to Bayer Leverkusen later, he’s only really gone backwards. A loan move to RB Leipzig in the summer seemed an ideal place for him to rediscover his form, only for the club to surpass his level quickly and for him to be stuck on the sidelines.

With just one appearance in Saxony, it seemed like back to square one for the 25-year-old. However, a move to Hamburg might just have rejuvenated him, having helped them stay in the top flight and even scoring a few on the way.

It started off poorly but at least things look to be finally moving in the right direction again for Papadopoulos.