Sunderland’s worst Premier League signings of all time ...Middle East

Sunderland have done remarkable business over the years in various transfer windows. However, while some of those player acquisitions have yielded good returns on and off the pitch, some have left a bitter taste.

The Black Cats’ Premier League signings that failed to live up to expectations include expensive forwards who could not do enough to justify their price tag, high-earning players who increased the club’s wage bill, and strange administrative mix-ups, which in some seasons, sent the club to relegation.

Here, Football Whispers brings to light Sunderland's worst Premier League signings of all time, taking into account the five biggest flops.

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Sunderland's worst Premier League signing of all time is undoubtedly Gabonese international Didier Ndong. The Black Cats smashed their club record to sign the midfielder in 2016 from Lorient, a business deal which turned out to be the club's worst decision monetarily.

Ndong was acquired to help the club steady their base in the English top flight. However, in his first season, he did little to prevent immediate relegation, scoring and assisting just once in 33 total Premier League games, and things got far worse afterward.

Following the club's relegation from the top flight and then down to League One after another disastrous Championship outing, Ndong failed to report for pre-season and posted holiday pictures from Morocco while refusing to return to the club.

For a player bought for £13.6m, Sunderland would go on to terminate his contract in September 2018 after reaching an agreement for a compensation/settlement package of €4 million, to be paid to the Black Cats when he signed for his next club, EA Guingamp.

Ndong's stats at Sunderland across all competitions show a total of 54 appearances, one goal, and three assists.

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