The 10 worst EPL Janaury signings

10-James Beattie
Southampton to Everton, January 2005
Fee: £6m

9-Afonso Alves
Heerenveen to Middlesbrough, January 2008
Fee: £12.7m

8-Ricardo Rocha
Benfica to Tottenham Hotspur, January 2007
Fee: £3.2m plus gate receipts from friendlies between the clubs

7-Jean-Alain Boumsong
Rangers to Newcastle United, January 2005
Fee: £5m

6-Savio
Brescia to West Ham United, January 2009
Fee: £9m

5-Chris Samba
Anzhi Makhachkala to Queens Park Rangers, January 2013
Fee: £12.5m

4-Scott Parker
Charlton Athletic to Chelsea, January 2004
Fee: £10m

3-Benni McCarthy
Blackburn to West Ham United, January 2010
Fee: £2.2m

2-Michael Ricketts
Bolton to Middlesbrough, January 2003
Fee: £3.5m

1-Andy Carroll
Newcastle to Liverpool, January 2011
Fee: £35m

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