Cheick Tiote

Having seemed destined to leave over the course of the summer (and a bit beyond), Ivorian midfielder Cheick Tiote is somehow still on the books of the club.

Restricted to just one substitute appearance all season, the engine room enforcer has watched his colourful career in black and white fizzle out as more dynamic options emerge in the shape of Isaac Hayden and Jonjo Shelvey.