He was the first £1million player in England.
1979
Yes he was.
It was Trevor Francis.
Trevor Francis, 1979
Sol campbell was the first british player in 2001 to earn 100k a week.
Trevor Francis - was first 1 million pound transfer in 1978.. Not So!! Giuseppe Savoldi had been the world's first £1m player when he moved from Bologna to Napoli for £1.2m in 1975
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trevor francis. 1979
Trevor Francis, signed from Birmingham in 1979.
Trevor Francis was recognised as the first £1,000,000 player but the actual fee of the transfer was £999,999. Actually £1 short of the million pound mark. But Francis is still known as the 1 million pound playerTrevor francis. Birmingham to Nottingham forest 1 Million
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While Trevor Francis was recognised as the first million pound player, the actual transfer fee for the player was £999,999 - £1 short of the million mark as Brian Clough wanted to ensure this milestone mark did not go Trevor's head, although with taxes the total fee exceeded £1.1m.
The top transfer fee is 80 million pounds for Christiano Ronaldo , who was transfered from Manchester United to Real Madrid for 80, million pounds.