▁game ▁against ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 ▁victory ▁that ▁saw ▁him ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁Les ▁Ferdinand , ▁but ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁skills ▁failed ▁to ▁leave ▁any ▁mark ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁club . ▁K ova če vić ' s ▁transfer ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁dis aster ▁for ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁as ▁the ▁stri ker ▁managed ▁only ▁ 4 ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁l one ▁half - season ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁his ▁move ▁to ▁Wed nes day ▁from ▁Red ▁Star ▁was ▁named ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁The ▁ 5 0 ▁worst ▁trans fers ▁in ▁Premier ▁League ▁history ▁list ▁by ▁British ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Times . ▁ ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁Hop ing ▁to ▁reach ▁top ▁form ▁once ▁again , ▁K ova če vić ▁moved ▁to ▁La ▁Liga ▁side ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁club ▁that ▁K ova če vić ▁put ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁performances ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁best ▁once ▁again , ▁finishing ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁sc or ers ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁season , ▁with ▁ 8 ▁goals . ▁Lar ger ▁clubs ▁soon ▁came ▁calling , ▁with ▁Italian ▁gi ants ▁Ju vent us ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁big ▁Ser bian ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁for ▁ 3 3 ▁billion ▁lire ▁( £ 1