With the premier league heating up as we get down to the final matches of the season, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the most controversial premier league transfers in history.
When Carlos Tevez Moved to Manchester City
The fans fell in love with Carlos Tevez when he was on loan to Manchester United from West Ham. So much so, that when his loan deal was nearly at an end – there was a pressure to sign him on a permanent basis. At the same time, Manchester City also had their eye on the player – and managed to seal the deal themselves. When they decided to celebrate with a “Welcome to Manchester” banner, this wasn’t too popular amongst Man Utd fans and only intensified their cross city rivalry.
Sol Campbell from Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal
Sol Campbell made it very clear publicly that he would never play for his rivals. He said he dreamed of playing for Tottenham Hotspur since he was a child as he was from North London, and his dreams came true when not only did he play for them for 4 seasons but made 315 appearances. He had a fantastic reputation and was considered to be the best Premier League defender there was at that time, making him a favourite for many fans. When he ended up signing with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspurs’ main rivals, this shocked and upset many fans. To add insult to injury, he then went on to win 2 league titles with them, with the spurs fans giving him the name “Judas”. Now Campbell is in his first managerial post with Macclesfield Town and he is trying to save the club from relegation from League 2 to the National League. With 2 games left in the season you will still be able to get some value odds from sport.netbet.co.uk if you fancy betting on Campbell saving his club from the drop. The former Gunner has his club 2 points clear of Notts County and Yeovil Town in the relegation places as things stand so they have their future in their own hands.
When “Cashley” Switched to Chelsea
Ashley Cole spent 6 years at Arsenal, so it was a safe bet that he’d remain firmly part of that club. However, when he moved to a different area in London, he had a meeting with Chelsea and as a result was fined £100,000 by the FA. He went on to sign a years’ extension with Arsenal, but they weren’t willing to pay the fee he demanded so this meant on deadline day he was moved on. Chelsea offered Ashley Cole a mammoth £90,000 a week fee; Arsenal fans were disgruntled to say the very least.
Samir Nasri’s Move to Manchester City
The now West Ham player Samir Nasri moved from the Emirates to Manchester City in 2010. He ended up having a fantastic season in 2010-2011 where he ended up scoring 15 goals for the gunners, which other clubs began to notice. When he was in the final year of his contract, he communicated that he didn’t want to renew his contract and was looking into other options. Even though none other than Sir Alex Ferguson was interested – he ended up making his way to the Ethad. He signed a 4-year deal for a fee that was rumoured to be around the £25 million mark. He was a regular feature at Manchester City and ended up securing a Premier League title with the Citizens in his last campaign with them.
It will be interesting to see what the Hammers do in the next transfer window with recent rumours of a small transfer budget not going down well with fans. We have reviewed some of the most controversial premier league transfers in our eyes, but it will be interesting to see what happens and if there are any other massive shocks in the upcoming summer transfer window where the World Cup will not interfere with the market as it did last summer.