5 expensive footballers who failed to shine in their debut season

There is a high level of excitement and anticipation when a footballer makes a big move to a new club. While fans expect the player to instantly have an impact, that is always not the case as some of these players end up having a disappointing debut season.

A lot of factors, such as the pressure on the players, the playing style of the club, and the inability to adapt to the style of play in the new league, are all reasons why even some of the highly talented players, surprisingly have a disappointing debut season when they switch teams.

Without much ado, let’s take a look at five footballers who had a disappointing debut season after a major transfer:

Clubs in need of a reliable striker turned their attention to Timo Werner because of his impressive stats with RB Leipzig. In the 2019-2020 season, he scored 34 goals in 45 appearances for the German club, making him one of the deadliest strikers at that time.

With an impressive profile such as his, he began attracting interest and in the end, Chelsea decided to strengthen their attacking options and in the summer of 2020, they got their man for a fee of £47 million.

Werner had a disappointing debut season with Chelsea. As a striker with his quality, many didn’t expect him to flop the way he did. He struggled to adapt to the Premier League and when you expected him to score, he missed several clear-cut chances that would have increased his goal tally.

As a striker, you should be able to convert almost all of your chances, or you could end up costing your team valuable points. With no significant improvement, Werner lost confidence and ultimately, his place in the starting lineup.

Before agreeing to join Arsenal, Nicolas Pepe was impressing the footballing community with