Felipe Caicedo, the Ecuadorian striker, was one of the “promises” who came to Manchester City, but his time at the English club was insignificant.
“Ecuadorian forward Felipe Caicedo has been transferred to Manchester City of the English Premier League for an estimated fee of $16 million, which would make him the most expensive move for a national football player in history,” reads a note published by EL UNIVERSO on February 1, 2008.
“Caicedo, 19, whose sporting rights belonged to FC Basel, Switzerland, was signed on the closing day of English football’s transfer book, which saw the signing of several deals (including Jari Litmanen, a 37-year-old veteran Finnish midfielder, ex-Ajax Star, to Fulham )”, this paper added at the time.
Renowned sports newspaper AS de España has compiled a list of footballers who he considers to be the worst signings in the history of the English team and on it is the name of the tricolor, currently 34 years old.
The striker turned out to be a failure for Manchester City. He was there between 2007 and 2009 and his attitude was dissatisfied, in fact, he was described as a rebel,” the newspaper writes.
“He failed to stand out and others like Carlos Tévez won his position. He played only 35 games and scored 7 goals,” he added.
The list includes players like Robinho, Roque Santa Cruz, Maicon, among other famous footballers. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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