article_snippet: Every transfer window, clubs scramble to pick up the best bargains, often leaving fans brimming with excitement over the latest big-money import.
article_snippet: But, seven months after last summer's window swung shut, which of those deals have proved to be the worst value for money?
article_snippet: As we reach the business end of the season, Sportsmail takes a look at which summer signings have promised so much but offered so little for their respective clubs.
article_snippet: One of two Manchester City entries after a summer which saw Manuel Pellegrini’s side go backwards.
article_snippet: Sanchez plus Chelsea duo Fabregas and Costa have all justified big money moves... but who is your signing of the season?
article_snippet: But that didn’t stop Brendan Rodgers taking Brendan Rodgers from Southampton to Liverpool for £4m last summer.
article_snippet: If you pay £60m for one of the world
article_snippet: Free agent to Everton .
article_snippet: paper an excellent signing - particularly for free - but
article_snippet: The £16m fee sounded a snip at the time, but Rodgers hasn’t been able to get anywhere near whatRoberto Martinez’s required.
article_snippet: Velez Sarsfield to West Ham United .
article_snippet: The prerequisite to any signing is that Velez Sarsfield to West Ham
article_snippet: Just ask QPR, who contemplated sending the forward back to the Hammers after landing 5 - MAURO ZARATE on loan in January.
article_snippet: Monaco to Manchester United (loan) Remember the fuss that was made when Manchester United swooped on deadline day for the Colombian?
article_snippet: Another one for the QPR conveyor belt of wasted money.
article_snippet: The club’s transfer policy of bringing in ‘experienced’ professionals on high wages was perhaps unfortunate when high wages suffered relegation from the Premier League two years ago, but this time it was downright foolish and has left high wages in serious financial trouble.
article_snippet: To think Manchester City paid £32m for the central defender beggars belief, and heads will undoubtedly role from a recruitment point of view.
article_snippet: 1 - EMMANUEL RIVIERE didn’t come cheap, costing more than £5m from Monaco, and for what?