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Two transfer windows for the season to warrant improvements in the respective Premier League teams, yet for some reasons, a number of players don’t live to the billing.
Most of these stars come in at exorbitant fees, while others earn extremely highly without replicating the investment on the pitch.
Pulse Sports Uganda delves into some of the top flops of the season.
10. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), £48m
Raheem Sterling was meant to be one of the key players at Chelsea this season.
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Coming from Manchester City after huge success, and with the forward starring for England the Blues expected returns.
A measly return of four goals and three assists in the league is a small return on his vast talent and experience.
09. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), £17m
A hugely talented star, overpaid yet not delivering. Not many tread the path from Barcelona to the clubs the size of Villa, and so the Brazilian attacking midfielder's signature was a sizable coup at the time, the excitement was clear.
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But he has just one goal all season and is now very much on the periphery of Unai Emery's side.
08. Djed Spence (Tottenham), £20m
Again, Spence may well come good in future, whether at Tottenham or elsewhere. But £20m for someone who's played just four times in the league is not a brilliant return on investment.
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He's clearly talented, and former Spurs boss Antonio Conte's refusal to play him seems bizarre - but the club now probably regret signing him.
07. Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest), free
Just one assist, in the second game of the season, is the only attacking return Jesse Lingard has managed at Forest. Zero goals, two minutes played in their last nine games
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Because he earns £250,000, a week, Forest are definitely not getting a return on their investment - even if they did pick him up for free from Manchester United.
06. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), £60m
Is there one player that sums up Chelsea's muddled recruitment better than a frantic-looking Cucurella - who seemed great in a clever and clearly defined tactical system at Brighton - running around like a headless chicken amid all the chaos?
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The Seagulls must be laughing all the way to the bank after getting £60m out of owner Todd Boehly's wallet for the Spaniard.
05. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), €70 million, plus €30m add-ons
Chelsea signed winger Mykhailo Mudryk for an initial €70 million, plus €30m in add-ons in January fending off Arsenal who looked destined to secure his services.
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The Ukraine International is the shadow of his Shakter Donestik days. He is yet to score a goal for the blues in the league.
04. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), £60m
True, it does take a lot of Man City signings a year or so to adapt to Guardiola's method of playing. But it also helps if you're actually on the pitch to aid that adaptation.
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Phillips, admittedly troubled by several injuries, has barely played enough to guarantee him a medal if City go on to win the title. He could well leave this summer, with Liverpool among the clubs interested.
03. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), £33m
Almost all the Chelsea incomings have had it rough to adjust to life in a new country and at a new club, given all the instability behind the scenes and the crisis engulfing the club.
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However, Koulibaly is a proven international player and experienced top-level star, but has thoroughly underwhelmed. Indeed, the Blues could look to cut their losses and get rid of him this summer.
02. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea), £10m
It all got off to a sad start for Aubameyang when the manager that brought him in, Thomas Tuchel, was sacked five days after signing him. He knew the rest of his stay in London was destined to be bumpy.
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The 33-year-old looks unfit, out of sorts and has only managed one goal and zero assists,
01. Richarlison Adrade (Tottenham), £60m
Everything has gone wrong for Richarlison, who starred at the 2022 World Cup with Brazil.
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He’s had to curse luck as he's been denied goals for marginal offsides or VAR so many times, but just one goal in the league is pretty poor.
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