There have been some greatly surprising transfers in the English Premier League over the years.
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Here are the 10 most shocking EPL signings of all time:
Carlos Tevez
Corinthians – West Ham United, 2006
West Ham managed to lure Argentine forward Tevez to the club in 2006 in what was nothing short of a surprise to all and he went on to play a vital role in the clubs survival where he scored on the final day of the 2006/07 season to secure their place in the top flight.
Jay-Jay Okocha
Paris Saint-Germain- Bolton Wanderers, 2002
From French giants PSG to Bolton Wanderers, Okocha made the switch in 2002 in what was a bizarre transfer at the time, but to do this day the Nigerian trickster is remembered as a club legend for the former Premier League outfit.
Bojan Krkic
Barcelona – Stoke City, 2017
In 2017, Bojan made the switch from luxury football at Barcelona to route one playing Stoke City, in a deal that raised a few eyebrows and the Spaniard went on to spend five seasons with them, where he even featured in the EFL Championship.
William Gallas
Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur, 2010
Not many make the brave move to their archrivals, but Gallas did just that in the wildest form in 2010 when he joined Spurs from Arsenal which certainly upset the Gunners faithful and left Spurs fans in anger.
Esteban Cambiasso
Inter Milan – Leicester City, 2014
Cambiasso was part of Inter Milan’s historic 2009/10 treble winning campaign, but just four years later he made the switch to relegation strugglers Leicester City. The move paid dividends for all parties as he was vital in their Premier League survival.
Robinho
Real Madrid – Manchester City, 2008
The first signing of a new era of money was made in 2008 for Manchester City when they lured Robinho to the club from Real Madrid in an amazing move. Rumours suggest that he thought he was signing for Chelsea until he turned up at the City training ground.
Sol Campbell
Tottenham Hotspur – Arsenal, 2001
Arguably the most surprising of them all after Sol Campbell has signalled that he would be staying at White Hart Lane in 2001, but then soon after was unveiled as an Arsenal player, where he went on to win two Premier League titles and three FA Cups.
Javier Mascherano
Corinthians – West Ham United, 2006
Mascherano was the second part of the Argentine duo that moved to East London in 2006 to join West Ham in a surprise deal, which will go down as one of the great transfer coups in Premier League history, considering the career that the pair went on to have.
Ashley Cole
Arsenal – Chelsea, 2006
Ashley Cole made the switch across London from Arsenal to Chelsea in 2006 and this caused uproar after it appeared that the English full-back forced the move to Stanford Bridge, which the Arsenal faithful still have not forgiven him for.
Juninho
Sau Paulo- Middlesbrough, 1995
Brazilian star Juninho was on the radar of several top European clubs in 1995, but to the surprise of all he decided to join newly promoted Middlesbrough. Juninho was a cult hero at the club, where he spent two enjoyable seasons before he decided to move on.
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