After Premier League clubs splashed out over £2BILLION in the summer transfer window, it is safe to say managers and fans alike expected big results.
Manchester United backed Erik ten Hag to freshen up a stagnant side, Liverpool and Man City got a new No 9 each while new Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly played his own version of Football Manager by jetting around the world to land some of the game’s biggest names.
But, six months on, how are the 10 most expensive signings getting on? Sportsmail looks at the hits and misses, or whether the jury is still out…
Manchester City secured the jewel of the summer window by landing striker Erling Haaland
Antony
Ajax to Manchester United – £85.5m
Huge price-tag… a not so huge contribution so far.
With Jadon Sancho struggling it’s been a boost for Ten Hag to slot the Brazilian down the right side.
But his performances are frustrating to say the least and while there is immense talent in there, it needs to begin translating itself to consistent goals and assists.
Antony (right) has produced moments but has shown little consistency for Man United so far
His display at Wolves had talkSPORT pundit Stuart Pearce furious – and he wasn’t alone.
‘Antony has got no intention of tracking back, Wolves can get a lot of joy down that side,’ Pearce said, later adding: ‘He irritates the life out of me’.
Needs to take the next step.
VERDICT: JURY’S OUT
Wesley Fofana
Leicester City to Chelsea – £70m
Given he’s featured in just four Premier League games this season, the sample size feels too small to pass proper judgement on him yet.
Fofana was a star at Leicester and is the right age profile to be a key piece in Chelsea’s long term future defensively.
Overcome his knee injury and he can finally start to repay his mammoth price tag.
VERDICT: JURY’S OUT
Wesley Fofana is a brilliant talent but has been beset by injury since moving to join Chelsea
Darwin Nunez
Benfica to Liverpool – £64m (plus £21m add-ons)
He’s got Jurgen Klopp questioning his ‘shooting technique’ and Dominos Pizza trolling him on social media, this isn’t how Darwin Nunez would have envisaged his first six months as a player in England.
Heading into Monday’s defeat at Brentford, the Uruguayan ranked first for shots per 90 minutes (6) among players in Europe’s top 10 leagues with 500 or more minutes played this season.
The issue is that he found himself down at 99th for goals per 90 minutes (0.57) – with a number…