Top 5 Premier League attackers who were one-season wonders

#2 Roque Santa Cruz

Roque Santa Cruz couldn’t quite fulfil his potential despite having spells at Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Malaga

Despite spending close to 9 years at Bayern Munich, Roque Santa Cruz failed to set the world on fire. In the summer of 2007, a move to Blackburn Rovers came calling.

Santa Cruz made an emphatic start to life in England scoring 19 league goals in just 37 appearances, leading Mark Hughes’ side to the unimaginable heights of seventh in the league and one of the bargain deals of the century at just £3.5 million.

Injuries became a nemesis as Santa Cruz couldn’t quite reach the heights of his stellar 2007-08 season, mustering only 4 league goals in his second season. But that didn’t put off Manchester City from splashing a staggering £17.5 million for the Paraguayan.

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In four years at Manchester City he scored three goals and was loaned out for three of those seasons. A deal which in the end worked out for them at nearly £6 million per goal!