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Savio Nsereko will live long in the memory of West Ham fans - for all the wrong reasons.
The German striker joined the Hammers in a club-record £9million transfer from Brescia in 2009.
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Eyebrows were raised over the signing of the then-19-year-old after he was identified as the replacement for Craig Bellamy.
Just a week before his record-breaking switch, Bellamy was sold to Manchester City for £14m, with West Ham fans crying out for a proven goalscorer to come in.
What they got was Savio, who at the time had scored just three Serie B goals from just 23 league appearances.
He was even handed the iconic No.10 jersey at Upton Park which had become vacant following Bellamy's exit to the Etihad.
The number carries great expectations having been worn by club legends Paolo Di Canio, Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Geoff Hurst, Billy Bonds and John Moncur.
But to say Savio failed to live up to his price tag in east London would be an understatement.
Just six months after his arrival, he was shipped out for a £7m loss to Fiorentina having started just once in the top-flight.
Due to his dismal displays and measly £3m departure, it led to a club investigation into his signing following their change of ownership in 2010.
Savio was brought in under West Ham's previous Icelandic consortium, which was headed by Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson - a deal which was almost immediately looked upon following David Gold and David Sullivan's takeover.
In her column for The Sun in 2012, managing director Karren Brady revealed the club would be putting the circumstances of the transfer under the microscope.
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She said: "Just before this board took over, the club paid a huge amount to Brescia for the German Under-21 who took part in a handful of matches and then departed for Fiorentina at a fraction of the price.
“The deal is something I’m investigating.”
Since her revelation, no news of the findings have ever been released.
But Brady and the West Ham perhaps had every right to be suspicious, with the club's technical director at the time of transfer in Gianluca Nani the ex-son-in-law of Brescia president Luigi Corioni.
In total, Savio appeared in ten Premier League matches, but incredibly, boasted more fouls [eight] than he registered shots [seven].
He chipped in with no goal contributions, provided zero key passes and registered as many shots on target as yellow cards he received [two].
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Few would have expected him to have been so poor given the feelgood factor surrounding the club at the time.
Despite seeing Bellamy depart, the club were just a few months into the reign of Gianfranco Zola, who was beginning to win over supporters with his attractive style of football.
And it was the Italian icon who vouched for the player upon his arrival, where he claimed that the youngster possessed many of the qualities he had himself.
He told the club's website: "Savio is very similar to what I was when I was 19. I wasn't the player I am now, but I was very good at taking players on.
"That is one of the main qualities between a normal player and a special player. Especially in modern football, you don't find many players with this kind of ability."
He added: "Savio is already a top player. He certainly has qualities which are quite a rarity in modern football. Taking players on is very important.
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"He will excite West Ham United fans. He is certainly one of those players who catches your eye and we are confident he is going to do it over here."
But unfortunately, Savio left supporters with their head in their hands as opposed to off their feet.
West Ham ultimately decided they had seen enough of him and cut their losses on the forward, but his fortunes didn't improve after returning to Italy.
He never broke into the first team at Fiorentina, and was shipped off to five different clubs on loan between January 2010 and July 2012.
In what is undoubtedly a sad story of a young player that failed to live up to his potential, West Ham fans are still trying to forget he ever played for them - let alone was their record transfer.
