5 Most Shocking Last-Minute EPL Transfers

Chelsea v Manchester City - Premier League
Fernando Torres

#3 Julien Faubert to Real Madrid

Faubert
Faubert had trouble adapting to Spanish customs with ill-timed siesta

Real Madrid is renown for breaking transfer records and splurging on already established stars. Which is why the entire world was flummoxed when Madrid made the shock loan move for West Ham’s right-back, Julien Faubert.

The French international was young at the time and full of speed, but the season before his loan move to Madrid he only played eight times for West Ham in a season plagued by injury. Pundits had their critical thinking ability put to the test when they were asked what Los Blancos saw in Faubert.

His time in the Spanish capital would all have been forgotten had he not shown the world how ensconced he’d become with the Real Madrid bench that he fell asleep during a league match.

Quick Links

Edited by Nishant Jayaram
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications