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£200 MILLION? ER, NOT QUITE…

CHRIS LINCOLN reports on some of the more unusual transfer fees in football history

CHRIS LINCOLN

Ian Wright

BRAZILIAN hot-shot Neymar’s multimillion pound transfer to Paris Saint- Germain raised eyebrows all across the globe this summer.
With a salary that is difficult for the majority of us to comprehend, it is a challenge to contemplate when increasing wages and transfer fees will begin to plateau.
How soon will it be before the first £500 million player is signed?
However, one transfer this summer will resonate with many an armchair football fan.
In previous decades, some...

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