WORST SIGNINGS

Kieron Dyer

Dyer was a young England international signed from Newcastle at £6 million in 2007 and many believed West Ham had struck a good deal.

However, only ten days after joining the Hammers, Dyer broke his leg in a League Cup game against Bristol Rovers, which would eventually rule him out for the next 16 months. The Englishman failed to recapture the form and regain his pace and trickery that had seen him flourish at the St. James’ Park. In his four years with West Ham, Dyer made a total of only 34 appearances and managed to complete 90 minutes on the pitch just once.

According to West Ham’s co-owner David Gold, Dyer cost the club a staggering £10m in wages during his tenure at the Upton Park, without scoring a single goal. While there may have been a financial downfall, the Hammers faithful were left more disappointed due to the promise with which Dyer had arrived, only to see him depart without having shown his true potential due to injuries.

Savio Nsereko

Signed for a relatively high £9 million in January 2009, Savio Nsereko was handed the West Ham’s number 10 jersey that had been previously worn by former Italian star Paolo Di Canio and Craig Bellamy.

Arriving with great promise things did not go well for Nsereko in London. Unfortunately, the young German failed to match up to any expectations as his ineffective performances highlighted the fact that not all players can cut it at the Premier League stage. Nsereko failed to score in any of his ten appearances for the club.

Having struggled to adapt to the rigours of the English football, he was sold to Italian side Fiorentina for €2.7m, taking quite a prominent loss on their initial investment. The 26-year-old has played for a staggering 11 clubs since leaving West Ham in 2009 and has just managed to score a solitary goal during that time.