MAROUANE FELLAINI – EVERTON TO MAN UNITED, £27million (SUMMER 2013)
Staying on the theme of players moving from Everton to Manchester United, up next we have the ill-fated David Moyes’ first marquee signing at Manchester United, Marouane Fellaini.
A key part of Moyes’ Everton team whilst the Scotsman was still at the helm, Fellaini followed his former manager to Old Trafford in the summer of 2013, joining the club in a protracted and much-mocked £27 million deal on the final day of the window.
Often a source of ridicule and criticism in his first season at the club – due to his undeniable links with the underperforming Moyes – Fellaini endured a tough start to his United career, but has since proved that he has a definite role to play at the club.
A key part of the side that returned United to the Champions League under Moyes’ successor Louis van Gaal, and having also started well under new manager Jose Mourinho, Fellaini may just yet prove his many doubters wrong, and justify the near-£30 million that the club laid out to secure his signature.