3) Marco Boogers (West Ham United)
The Dutch forward arrived at West Ham United for £1m in July 1995 after Harry Redknapp was recommended the Sparta Rotterdam striker. He was promptly red carded on his second appearance, after a high challenge on Man United’s Gary Neville. The press hounded Boogers, believing he had been hired to deliberately injure Neville, and he was eventually ditched after four games.