BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 What transfers of the past struck you as unbelievable? Great players moving to obscure clubs you never thought possible. Alternatively awful players who ended up great clubs. Players ending their careers at places you wouldnt have expected. Im sure some good ones will pop up: Edgar Davids at Barnet Rio Ferdinand at QPR Martin Braithwaite at Barcelona 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Djilibodji to Chelsea Faubert to Real Madrid Bowery to Villa Klinsmann to Spurs Prosinecki to Portsmouth Baggio, Pep and Hagi to Brescia Cambiasso to Leicester(just promoted then) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 21, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2020 Higuain to Chelsea - totally forgot he played for them until I heard it mentioned the other day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 21, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2020 Sol Campbell to Notts County. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Bebe to ManUre for £8m when they could have signed him for under £1m the week before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 21, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Bebe to ManUre for £8m when they could have signed him for under £1m the week before.... There is a lot behind that one, allegedly involving Fergie, Nani, Mendez and Carlos Quieroz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just now, TrentVilla said: There is a lot behind that one, allegedly involving Fergie, Nani, Mendez and Carlos Quieroz That’s nothing compared to our shenanigans when bringing in semi-pro tennis player, Michael Boulding though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 21, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, theboyangel said: That’s nothing compared to our shenanigans when bringing in semi-pro tennis player, Michael Boulding though What the story there? The Bebe one is a pretty big story of true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Mascherano and Tevez to Wet Spam was quite the mess. Kia Joorabchian the man of the moment. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Perugia signing Al-Saadi Muammar Gaddafi (son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi). He also signed for Udinese and Sampdoria without playing. Sure there was nothing sketchy about those deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 34 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: What the story there? The Bebe one is a pretty big story of true. Apologies, I was being a little sarky - I imagine Doug got a couple of free tennis lessons in with the deal to sign Boulding! nowhere near the extremely fish smelling deal to sign Bebe. That was akin to an Allardyce-esque brown paper envelope transfer if ever there was one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) European footballer of the year Alan Simonsen to Charlton Athletic......from Barçelona Edited August 21, 2020 by mottaloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, sne said: Perugia signing Al-Saadi Muammar Gaddafi (son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi). He also signed for Udinese and Sampdoria without playing. Sure there was nothing sketchy about those deals. Perugia was owned by a madman at the time, had to take the media heat away from sacking that Korean player for scoring vs Italy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Apologies, I was being a little sarky - I imagine Doug got a couple of free tennis lessons in with the deal to sign Boulding! Doug was looking for premium tickets to Henman Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted August 21, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2020 Ruud Gullit to Chelsea in the time when no one knows who they are outside of England. I think that actually started the big revolution at Chelsea, being able to attract the bigger names in football. Sometimes I wonder whether this is a strategy that would work now at Villa - buying 30+ well known names who still have the engine left to run, but certainly attract other big profiles. I know the money now a days are different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) Dugarry to SHA was surprising and of course Bolton managing to attract the likes Okocha, Hierro, Campo & Djorkaeff Blackburn had the RB from Real Madrid whos name I forget Edited August 21, 2020 by BleedClaretAndBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Dugarry to SHA was surprising and of course Bolton managing to attract the likes Okocha, Hierro, Campo & Djorkaeff Blackburn had the RB from Real Madrid whos name I forget Salgado? Gravesen to Real Madrid to Everton seems to be a common one mentioned when it comes to surprise transfers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 You always get some fun transfer when a smaller club is bought by a rich guy. Like when that billionaire bought Anzi Makhawhatever in Russia and signed Roberto Carlos, Etoo, Chris Samba and hired Guus Hiddink as manager. That didn't last many years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, Hornso said: Salgado? Gravesen to Real Madrid to Everton seems to be a common one mentioned when it comes to surprise transfers. Thats the one and yeah Gravesen was strange and Woodgate to Madrid i found strange. What a debut though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rino8 Posted August 21, 2020 Visiting Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2020 Torres to Chelsea was funny. 50 million for a player everybody knew was now just an exotic Troy Deeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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