Ed Dove Which of the continent’s big movers of the winter window bombed? Getty #7 Julius Aghahowa
A somersaulting sensation at the 2002 World Cup, the fleet-footed Aghahowa appeared destined for great things when he initially emerged on the scene, and enjoyed success with Shakhtar Donetsk after signing for the Ukraine giants.
A move to England—and specifically Wigan Athletic—didn’t go so well, even if then-manager Paul Jewell salivated at the prospect of working with the forward.
Needless to say, things didn’t work out.
At £3.5 million, he wasn’t as big a flop as some of the other players on this list, but he failed to score a single Prem goal across his year and a half with the club, and he departed for Turkey 18 months later.