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Strikers who had worst and shortest Premier League spells with Weghorst to leave after two goals

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Burnley billed as the man primed to save them from relegation from the Premier League. Five months later and just two goals to his name, the Dutchman has confirmed he won't play for the Clarets again after their relegation to the Championship.

It is safe to say that the big gamble - somewhat literally at nearly 2 metres tall - failed to pay off and, wherever the 29-year-old ends up, it might be sometime before Weghorst's name is heard again on these shores.

However, there might be some solace for the striker in the fact that he is not the only one to dip and dash in the Premier League with little to show for their efforts.

While there have been some legendary names such as Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer - there have been some stinkers like Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Roberto Soldado and Gonzalo Higuain.When clubs come up from the Championship, it is no surprise to see them splash the cash and try bring in a source of goals - seemingly from random places in the world - and that is exactly what Cardiff did in 2013 when they got promoted and broke their record transfer fee to bring Cornelius to Wales.Just eight Premier League appearances and absolutely zero goals arguably make the Dane one of the worst strikers the top-tier has ever seen.

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