8) Gerrard to Manchester City
The Frank Lampard deal may have paid off to some extent, but Manchester City need to be aiming higher than an over-the-hill Steven Gerrard to solve their midfield problems and improve their poor results at the moment. The Liverpool skipper was no doubt a world class performer at his peak, but that was a long time ago now and reputation alone shouldn’t be enough to see him get a move to a top club.