5 of the strangest signings made in football 

Nicklas Bendtner made a shocking loan move to Juventus in 2012, but does he make the list?
Nicklas Bendtner made a shocking loan move to Juventus in 2012, but does he make the list?

#2 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Stoke City to Paris Saint-Germain)

Chupo-Motimg signed for PSG on a free transfer in the summer window of 2018.
Chupo-Motimg signed for PSG on a free transfer in the summer window of 2018.

Choupo-Moting began his career with Hamburger SV, making his Bundesliga debut in August 2007. In August 2011, he joined FSV Mainz 05. After three seasons with Mainz, he moved on to Schalke 04 in August 2014. He became a regular for the Gelsenkirchen club, and made over 100 appearances, before joining Premier League side Stoke City in August 2017.

Choupo-Moting came into the limelight when he scored both goals in a 2–2 draw against Manchester United on 9 September 2017 and was named the man of the match. He played 32 times in 2017–18, scoring five goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the EFL Championship.

However, On 31 August 2018, The Cameroonian joined Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer which came out as a big shock to everyone as no one expected a club like PSG to sign a 29-year-old player from a relegated Stoke City. He now serves as a backup winger for them and has only started twice for the club this season.

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