British Transfer Record
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:04 amOK this one's just a bit of fun.
I was just reading something about Real and the fact that they paid more for Cristiano Ronaldo than they had for Zinedine Zidane and Kaka. Now, I think that is bonkers.....world player of the year or not, I rate both of the latter two more highly than him.
So I got to thinking about where I'd rate him in terms of the most expensive transfers involving British clubs. I've put the top 15 transfers below. Have a go at ordering them from best to worst.....ie who was the best player and work your way down.
I'll try to do mine now!
May 1986 Mark Hughes Manchester United Barcelona £2,300,000
June 1987 Ian Rush Liverpool Juventus £3,200,000
July 1989 Chris Waddle Tottenham Marseille £4,250,000
July 1991 David Platt Aston Villa Bari £5,500,000
June 1992 Paul Gascoigne Tottenham Lazio £5,500,000
January 1995 Andy Cole Newcastle United Manchester United £7,000,000
June 1995 Dennis Bergkamp Internazionale Arsenal £7,500,000
June 1995 Stan Collymore Nottingham Forest Liverpool £8,500,000
July 1996 Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United £15,000,000
August 1999 Nicolas Anelka Arsenal Real Madrid £22,500,000
July 2001 Juan Sebastián Verón Lazio Manchester United £28,100,000
July 2002 Rio Ferdinand Leeds United Manchester United £29,100,000]
July 2006 Andriy Shevchenko A.C. Milan Chelsea £30,800,000
September 2008 Robinho Real Madrid Manchester City £32,500,000
July 2009 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United Real Madrid £80,000,000
I was just reading something about Real and the fact that they paid more for Cristiano Ronaldo than they had for Zinedine Zidane and Kaka. Now, I think that is bonkers.....world player of the year or not, I rate both of the latter two more highly than him.
So I got to thinking about where I'd rate him in terms of the most expensive transfers involving British clubs. I've put the top 15 transfers below. Have a go at ordering them from best to worst.....ie who was the best player and work your way down.
I'll try to do mine now!
May 1986 Mark Hughes Manchester United Barcelona £2,300,000
June 1987 Ian Rush Liverpool Juventus £3,200,000
July 1989 Chris Waddle Tottenham Marseille £4,250,000
July 1991 David Platt Aston Villa Bari £5,500,000
June 1992 Paul Gascoigne Tottenham Lazio £5,500,000
January 1995 Andy Cole Newcastle United Manchester United £7,000,000
June 1995 Dennis Bergkamp Internazionale Arsenal £7,500,000
June 1995 Stan Collymore Nottingham Forest Liverpool £8,500,000
July 1996 Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United £15,000,000
August 1999 Nicolas Anelka Arsenal Real Madrid £22,500,000
July 2001 Juan Sebastián Verón Lazio Manchester United £28,100,000
July 2002 Rio Ferdinand Leeds United Manchester United £29,100,000]
July 2006 Andriy Shevchenko A.C. Milan Chelsea £30,800,000
September 2008 Robinho Real Madrid Manchester City £32,500,000
July 2009 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United Real Madrid £80,000,000