Soccer: History of the World’s Biggest Transfer Records 7
Transfers have become a growing component of International soccer.
With Gareth Bale’s transfer to Real Madrid from Tottenham completed last summer, the world transfer record has been busted again.
From Alf Common, the very first $1,000 player, to Johan Cruyff’s $1,000,000 deal to sign for FC Barcelona, to Bale’s $100,000,000 transfer to Spain, large figures have been invested by clubs shopping to land the world’s greatest players.
We will look at the largest moves and some memorable quotes on the mega deals.
Alf Common’s transfer from Sunderland to Middlesbrough in February 1905 was the 1st time a player had ever been moved for a £1,000 fee. The striker went on to assist Middlesbrough stave off relegation to Division Two that season.
Liverpool’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez has been a huge talking point of this summer’s transfer window but it was his Spanish namesake who was making headlines in 1961. The midfielder transferred from Barcelona to Inter Milan for a fee of £152,000 and helped the Italian side to three league titles and two European Cups. Read the rest of this entry →