Top 5 wasted football talents

3. Ricardo Quaresma

When the 17-year old Quaresma made his debut for Sporting CP, many thought that he would replace the legendary Luis Figo in the national team.

After a couple of seasons with the Portuguese club, a number of Europe’s elite made their interest in the winger known, with Barcelona finally snapping the player up for around €6 million. However, he managed only one season with the Blaugrana before moving to clubs like Porto, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Besiktas.

Known to have frequent altercations with his teammates and managers, Quaresma was suspended and released by Besiktas for launching a scathing attack on Carlos Carvalhal, and most recently was released by UAE club Al Ahli just months after he had signed for them.