 5 Mangala was strongly criticised by the media during his time at City Credit: AFP or licensors Joleon Lescott left the Etihad Stadium after Manuel Pellegrini's side won the title and Mangala was heralded as a ready-made replacement. The defender's first two seasons saw the club drift away from the top of the table and he was often hammered for poor positioning and slow reactions. A solid loan spell at Valencia earned Mangala momentary reprieve under Guardiola but, after 15 appearances, the new boss binned him off before serious injury struck in a 2018 spell with Everton. Jack Rodwell - £12m (2012) 5 Injuries curtailed Rodwell's progress Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Rodwell was an up-and-coming star at Everton but became a symbol of City's trigger-happy stockpiling when jumping ship at the age of 21. There was a problem, however: City already had an excellent set of central midfielders. Battling past Yaya Toure, James Milner, David Silva, Samir Nasri, Javi Garcia, Gareth Barry and Fernandinho was too much for Rodwell and he left after two years and just 25 appearances. Jerome Boateng - £10m (2010) It is painful enough seeing a former player go on to great things but City didn't even get close to utilising Boateng's full potential. Perhaps player and club were doomed){kind=link}
MANCHESTER CITY have invested over £1BILLION in the transfer market over the past decade so, naturally, there are going to be some flops.
For every David Silva, Yaya Toure, or Erling Haaland there’s also been an Eliaquim Mangala or Jack Rodwell.
Fortunately for current boss Pep Guardiola, most of the club’s most useless transfers came before the Spaniard brought them continued success.
Here, SunSport details the five WORST signings City have made in the Premier League era….
Joleon Lescott left the Etihad Stadium after Manuel Pellegrini’s side won the title and Mangala was heralded as a ready-made replacement.