He was the first £1million player in England.
Yes he was.
It was Trevor Francis.
Trevor Francis, 1979
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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
Sol campbell was the first british player in 2001 to earn 100k a week.
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
Amongst others, Tore Andre Flo
The top transfer fee is 80 million pounds for Christiano Ronaldo , who was transfered from Manchester United to Real Madrid for 80, million pounds.
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.