What happened to…?

With the Premier League season now finished, clubs will turn their attentions to the transfer market and strengthening for the next campaign.

There were plenty of standout signings in 2015/16, most notably Dimitri Payet, N’Golo Kante and Anthony Martial.

But who were the players who did not live up to expectations? We take a look at five who failed to deliver this season…

Juan Iturbe (Bournemouth)

After bringing in Tyrone Mings, Max Gradel and Glenn Murray last summer, Bournemouth were busy again in January with the signings of Benik Afobe, Lewis Grabban and Juan Iturbe.

While Afobe was signed for around £10m, it was the move for Iturbe that demonstrated the growing pulling power of the Premier League.

Once labelled the ‘new Messi’, he had cost Roma €22m (£17.2m) in 2014 and there were reports that Bournemouth would pay £16.2m if they wanted to turn his loan into a permanent deal.

That seems unlikely given he did not start once in the league, making just two substitute appearances and then a couple of appearances in the cups.

What they said: “It’s a new experience for the club to have someone come in as a high-profile transfer. It’s exciting to be able to integrate Juan into the squad. He’s a talented boy, hopefully he can do very well for us.” – Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.

Oumar Niasse (Everton)

Signed by Everton for £13.5m in January, Roberto Martinez had said that it would be a “bonus” if Niasse was playing games before next season.

But he added: “He was voted the best footballer in the Russian …

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