Bony will be hoping to avoid becoming one of this infamous lot.
Wilfried Bony is expected to complete a £30 million move to Manchester City in the coming days after a fee was agreed between the clubs according to the BBC.
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But is Swansea’s main striking hit-man actually worth that incredible amount of money?
Over the years there have been similarly huge deals for supposedly deadly forwards that haven’t exactly worked out, proving to be completely overpriced acquisitions.
City fans will be hoping Bony isn’t one of them but CaughtOffside takes a look at the group of players the Ivorian really doesn’t want to be a part of.
Andriy Shevchenko: AC Milan > Chelsea – £30m
The Ukranian’s move to Stamford Bridge looked the be on the right tracks following a goal on his debut in the Community Shield against Liverpool.
But it was a false dawn with just 22 goals in 77 appearances for the Blues and his hellish stay in West London was finally put to rest in 2009.
Andy Carroll: Newcastle United > Liverpool – £35m
It’s hardly Carroll’s fault that Newcastle demanded such an extortionate fee for a young and unproven striker with just one good season under his belt or that Liverpool were stupid enough to accept it but the Reds hardly got value for money in their deal for the England international.
Injury and poor form hampered any success he may have aspired for at Anfield with any good performance immediately followed by sub-par displays. Was eventually sold to West Ham for less than half Liverpool paid and it’s been much the same with Sam Allardyce’s side with erratic and inconsistent appearances.
Hernan Crespo: Inter Milan > Chelsea – £16.8m
For what Crespo didn’t cost Chelsea in a transfer fee he certainly made up for with his high wages and in the end earned over £25m from the West London club despite just 33 Premier League Starts and 25 goals in all competitions.
Probably remembered for his brilliant strike against Arsenal to signal the start of the Abramovich era for the Blues but was sidelined with the arrival of Mourinho and eventually departed after being loaned out in 2008
Hulk: Porto > Zenit St. Petersburg – £39.5m
Hulk seems to have built a reputation as a muscular and powerful forward who’s really good at switching the ball onto his left foot and hitting it as hard as humanly possible – but that’s about it.
It’s unsurprising he moved to the Russian Premier League where the wages are high and the expectations low and no substantial European club would take a punt on him. His sub standard World Cup tells you all you need to know about the Brazilian.
Fernando Torres: Liverpool > Chelsea – £50m
The Spaniard was already on the wane at Anfield when Chelsea decided to come in with an incredible amount of money for his signature.
Could never live up to his heights at Liverpool and Atletico Madrid with the West London club, his total of 46 goals in his three and a bit seasons costing them over £1m per strike.
Though Chelsea fans might say his goal against Barcelona to seal their Champions League semi-final win in 2011 might have been worth any fee that was paid for him, you’d have to say his time with the Blues was overall a failure.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Inter Milan > Barcelona – £40m + Samuel Eto’o
One of the strangest and overall most expensive transfer deals in history; Ibra’s career in Catalonia got off to a flying start and looked an instantaneous success after seven goals in seven appearances.
However, over time he eventually lost the trust of then manager Pep Guardiola, because, says the Swede, Messi demanded to be played in his position, and was sold for a heavy loss to AC Milan.
Wilfried Bony: Swansea City > Manchester City – £30m
City claim to need another forward after a series of injuries have ravaged their front-line but is £30m a fair amount for the Ivorian?
Most likely he will be on the bench or unable to even get into the side when Pellegrini’s first choice strikers are fit and it wouldn’t be a surprise if his career went the same way as one Scott Sinclair after his similarly strange move from Wales to Manchester.
Though to give Bony credit we don’t know how his career will pan out with the Premier League champions and he could yet be a success. What do you think?