Revealed: the WORST record signing in Premier League history:
A club-record fee does not guarantee success, as this sorry tale proves
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Sunderland’s Costliest Transfer Turns Into NightmareDidier Ndong’s £13.6m signing saw only 31 Premier League games before relegation and a costly legal fallout by 2018.
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- Sunderland invested a club-record £13.6 million in midfielder Didier Ndong in 2016.
- Ndong featured in 31 Premier League matches but was unable to prevent the club’s relegation that season.
- His loan to Watford failed without any appearances, and disputes prolonged his stay at Sunderland.
- Released in 2018, Ndong repaid €4 million in legal fees before transferring to Guingamp, who were relegated in his first season.
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