Who was the first million pound soccer player?

Question

who did he play for and where transfered to/

Answer 1

Trevor Francis moved to Forest from Birmingham in 1979. The fee was £999,999 because Forest manager Brian Clough didn't want the pressure on Francis of being the first £1m player. However, taxes and fees, although not actually part of the transfer fee, pushed the total paid to £1.1m.

Wow, didn't know about Giuseppe Savoldi, half asleep you are not!! Give him/her best answer......

Answer 2

Trevor Francis.  Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest in 1979 if I remember correctly.

Answer 3

trevor francis

Answer 4

1975 £1,200,000 Giuseppe Savoldi from Bologna to Napoli