The Odd Payment Of Transfer Football Player
Nowadays, a lot of football players sign a big contract with high payment, but not all the transfer of football players to other clubs in is done by spending money. There are a number of players who transfer in a strange and odd way such as by giving sausage and swapping player with a refrigerator filled with ice cream. The following are the transfer of players that can be considered as quite unique and odd.
John Barnes (1981)
Transfer: A set of gym clothes
John Barnes was Ex-winger player from England and Liverpool who was still 17 years old when defending the Sudbury Court. Barnes’s skill impressed the Watford manager, Graham Taylor. Finally, Barnes left Sudbury to Watford by a set of sportswear for the transfer fee. Five years later, Liverpool bought Barnes for 900,000 Pounds.
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| John Barnes |
Tony Cascarino (1982)
Transfer: A set of training tools
Tony Cascarino was a former national football team player of the Republic of Ireland. When he was purchased by Gillingham from Crokenhill, rumors circulated that the transfer value was only a piece of zinc-iron but Cascarino denied the rumor and said that Gillingham was paying with a set of training tools.
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| Tony Cascarino |
Gary Pallister (1984)
Transfer: A set of sports clothes, one ball bag, and goal net
Before becoming a Manchester United star, Pallister had experienced an unusual transfer process. Middlesbrough only paid with a set of sportswear, a ball bag, and goal nets when they took Pallister from Gillingham. Five years later, Middlesbrough finally had a big profit because Pallister was bought by MU for 2.3 million pounds.
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| Gary Pallister |
Ian Wright (1985)
Transfer: A set of weights
Ian Wright, one of Arsenal's great legends was originally a plasterer. His talent was found after Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell watched him play in a small club in Greenwich Borough. Palace was immediately recruited Ian Wright only with a set of weights.
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| Ian Wright |
Ion Radu (1998)
Transfer: 2 tons of meat
This odd transfer of football player happened in Romania and the athlete was still active in club Jiul Petrosani. Ion Radu was sold by Jiul Petrosani for the sake of two tons of beef and pork. Club president of Jiul Petrosani said that the meat would be sold to pay the player’s salaries.
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| Ion Radu |
Kenneth Kristensen (2002)
Transfer: Fresh as heavy as his weight
Kristensen was transferred from Vindbjart to Floey (Norwegian club) with fresh shrimp. The stranger process was the shrimp must have the same weight with Kristensen body.
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| Kenneth Kristensen |