1. Fernando Torres – Liverpool to Chelsea, £50 million
At Liverpool, “El Nino” was hailed as a hero by the Kop with an impressive goal tally. But after the 2010 World Cup, many believed he was losing form.
Evidently, Chelsea disagreed as they paid a record £50 million to land the World Cup winner. This backfired as Torres scored once in 18 appearances for the Blues in the second half of the 2010-11 season.
Things did not get any better for Torres in his first full season with the west London club, with only 11 goals in all competitions. Things did look up for Torres last season as he scored 22 times, but he did play 64 games which is an average rate of just over a goal every 3 games.
It is fair to say the price tags of these players have put too much pressure on their shoulders, but will this happen to Suarez?