Southampton: 5 Premier League transfer flops for Saints

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Filip Djuricic of Southampton is tackled by Joe Allen of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary's Stadium on February 22, 2015 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Filip Djuricic of Southampton is tackled by Joe Allen of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary's Stadium on February 22, 2015 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 22: Filip Djuricic of Southampton is tackled by Joe Allen of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s Stadium on February 22, 2015 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 22: Filip Djuricic of Southampton is tackled by Joe Allen of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s Stadium on February 22, 2015 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /

Filip Djuricic

Djuricic arrived at the club on-loan from Benfica in January 2015 and was joined by Eljero Elia as Saints looked to end the 2014/15 season with a push towards the top four.

As an attacking midfielder, the Serbian was brought in to add creativity and provide some much needed guile in forward areas.

Just nine appearances came for him in the Premier League though and many were from the substitutes bench.

Those matches would also produce just two wins for Saints, but they finished the season in a more than respectable 7th after a turbulent previous summer.