5 Transfers that didn't take shape which will be regretted
The 2016 summer transfer window has now slammed shut and it has certainly been the most interesting one in recent memory, if for nothing else, the unprecedented sums of money spent.
This was in large part due to the inflation of transfer prices and wages caused by the Premier League’s new TV deal, which resulted in it’s club’s combined spending exceeding £1 billion.
Eleven clubs smashing their previous records for transfer fees, but teams also failed to land key players.
We take a look at five that will come to be regretted.
#5 Adrien Silva to Leicester City
The Premier League champions appeared to be in a key position to swoop for the Sporting Lisbon captain as well as his teammate Islam Slimani.
While Leicester did manage to wrap up the signing of Slimani, the Portuguese club who had initially agreed to sell their captain for a fee of £25 million, changed their stance and asked Leicester to pay his full buyout of £38.5 million instead, thus killing the deal to sign Silva.
This is unfortunate for the Foxes, as the Portuguese International would have been an excellent signing for them. Silva is adept at controlling the tempo of the game from midfield and he would’ve provided Leicester with both depth and tactical flexibility.
Now the Foxes embark on a title defence and Champions League campaign, and Silva’s experience of European football could have helped the Foxes.