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Following Darren Bent’s loan deal to Brighton & Hove Albion today from Aston Villa, we felt it apt to label some other serious falls from football grace in recent years…
Darren Bent
Bent was signed for £15m by Spurs, £18m by Sunderland and then £24m by Aston Villa – but he just couldn’t do it at Villa Park. The former England striker is only 30-years-old, but has been shipped out on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Andrea Dossena
The Italian once scored in the Champions League for Liverpool against Real Madrid. Following a number of failed loan spells, he’s currently playing for Leyton Orient in League One.
Pascal Chimbonda
A one-time France international, Chimbonda’s performances for Wigan earned him a move to Spurs, but four years after he was a Premier League starter, he signed for Market Drayton Town! He never played a match for them though, and is now at AC Arles-Avignon in the French Ligue 2.
Edgar Davids
A legendary midfielder with Juventus at the turn of the century, Davids wound his career down with Spurs and Ajax – but then went and competed for Barnet as player manager! He wore the no.1 shirt despite being an outfield player, and got sent off one more than once occasion!
Jonathan Greening
Won the Champions League with Manchester United in 1999, but now plays for Tadcaster Albion in the Northern Counties East Football League aged 35.
Michael Johnson
Tremendously talented England under-21 international, destined for great thing. Johnson starred for Manchester City in 2007/08, but injuries effectively ruined his career. He retired in 2012, claiming that he’d be would “be grateful if I could now be left alone to live the rest of my life.”.
Simon Davies
Davies’ last game of proper football was for Solva FC, where he paid a £3 match fee for the privilege – having previously won over 50 caps for the Welsh national team!
Royston Drenthe
Drenthe wowed in Holland, encouraging Real Madrid to sign him up in 2007. He spent most of his five year stint with the club out on loan, and he’s now on a temporary deal from Reading at Sheffield Wednesday.
