Splashing huge sums of money on transfers has gone hand in hand with the dramatic increase in TV revenue that resulted from the formation of the Premier League in 1992.

Clubs have spent big in order to improve their squads and overhaul the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal at the top of the table.

Some like Chelsea and Manchester City succeeded, while others failed, but every club have made massive mistakes in the transfer market over the past thirty years. We could have named so many players on this list.

Press the next page as we go through our five best biggest flops in Premier League history.