Taribo West never played for Bolton.
Francesco Coco never played for Parma.
Adrian Mutu never played for a Turkish club.
Pauleta never played for Benfica, Sporting or Porto.
Douglas Costa never played for a Chinese club.
Danijel Pranjić...
Eintracht Frankfurt 91-94
Uwe Bein (one of the greatest passers of the era), Tony Yeboah, Andy Möller, Jay-Jay Okocha, Maurizio Gaudino. They played scintillating football. The rainbow flick is still known as the Okocha Trick in Frankfurt. The...
Isn't that on their pathetic rivals rolling over then? Why did Leverkusen sell all three to Bayern and why did Dortmund let Lewandowski's contract go into the final year? Bayern are bullies, but their rivals should grow a spine.
There's a number who retired for religous reasons, whether that's the worst way is arguable, of course. For example, Carlos Roa, although only temporarily:
Others made a permament switch, e.g. Jérémy Hélan retired aged 24 to devote his life to...
Let's not forget that Silva used to play as part of a front three or as one of the top two in a 4-2-2-2 box midfield most of his career before Pep pulled him back into midfield. This is as close as you will get having two "10s" and one...