Biggest game in the world? Some truly awful players have turned out for both sides…
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10) Royston Drenthe
Recently seen in England playing for giants such as Reading and Sheffield Wednesday, Royston Drenthe is now with Turkish outfit Kayseri Erciyessor, which says all you neeed to know about what happened to this former Real Madrid prodigy.
9) Thomas Gravesen
A good player…for Everton – Thomas Gravesen was a bizarre anti-Galactico signing by Real Madrid in 2005, and it’s fair to say he didn’t make the biggest impact at the club.
8) Alex Song
A player who never looked like standing a chance at Barcelona, Alex Song was one of many weird signings by the Catalan giants from their favourite feeder club Arsenal.
7) Thomas Vermaelen
He’s never actually kicked a ball for the club…well, not since this keepy-uppy photoshoot anyway, but Thomas Vermaelen is still up there with one of the worst signings ever made by Barcelona.
6) Julio Baptista
A flop on loan at Arsenal, Julio Baptista looked unfit and unconfident in front of goal in a short spell at Real Madrid, and never recovered despite looking a great talent at previous club Sevilla.
5) Jonathan Woodgate
The player with the most awful/hilarious debut ever – Jonathan Woodgate was another strange mediocre signing by Real Madrid, scoring an own goal and getting sent off in his first appearance.
4) Javier Saviola
A totally average player who actually turned out for both clubs, Javier Saviola’s move barely created any controversy – he was far from Luis Figo.
3) Jose Antonio Reyes
Yet another player who flopped at Arsenal and ended up at one of Spain’s big two – Jose Antonio Reyes actually scored decisive goals to seal Real the title in 2007, but that didn’t stop him being shifted out after a poor season on loan at the Bernabeu.
2) Julien Faubert
An unused squad player at West Ham United, Julien Faubert was signed by Real Madrid on loan in a move that still makes absolutely no sense to anyone. The look on Di Stefano’s face says it all…
1) Alex Hleb
A decent player for Arsenal, and while he was a surprise signing by Barcelona no one could quite have expected him to be this bad. Alex Hleb hardly played for the Catalan giants and took years to shift out after umpteen loan spells away at the likes of Birmingham City and Stuttgart.