Some of the Premier League’s biggest stars had seasons to forget.
Ian Darke highlights the Premier League 2024-25 biggest disappointments — players who need major bounce-backs next year.
Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Last season’s Player of the Year faded badly.
Amid City’s decline, Foden’s form disappeared.
A potential revival could come if Manchester City stabilize over the summer.
Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United)
Three goals in 27 matches tell the story.
A £70 million signing that failed to click at Old Trafford.
Højlund’s chemistry with teammates never materialized.
Raheem Sterling (Arsenal, loan)
Zero goals and just two assists in 13 appearances.
Sterling looked nothing like the electric winger who starred for Manchester City.
A permanent move seems unlikely after this spell.
Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace)
Swapped Arsenal’s bench for Palace’s bench.
Still searching for the moment where he becomes a true first-choice striker.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur)
Spurs needed a leader after Harry Kane’s exit.
Son, usually consistent, suffered a major statistical drop-off.
The spark was missing when they needed it most.
James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur)
At times brilliant.
At other times frustratingly inconsistent.
Spurs demanded more from their creative engine, but Maddison couldn’t sustain top form.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City)
Barely featured during City’s rocky campaign.
Grealish looks set to move on, with little sign of recapturing his best.
Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town, loan)
Once England’s midfield heartbeat, now struggling for minutes at Ipswich.
Phillips’ fall from grace has been one of the season’s saddest stories.
Jan Bednarek (Southampton)
The veteran center-back oversaw a defense that collapsed.
Southampton leaked 77 goals, with leadership absent when it mattered.
Aro Muric (Ipswich Town)
Started the season as the No.1 goalkeeper.
By winter, he was benched after repeated mistakes.
A tough, error-strewn campaign summed up his struggles.
Mason Mount (Manchester United)
Injury woes ruined his year.
Mount arrived from Chelsea with high hopes but leaves the season with more questions than answers.
