British publication FourFourTwo has ranked the 32 most shocking transfers in football history.
At the top of the list was Portuguese Luis Figo, who was transferred from Barcelona to Real Madrid. In second place is the transfer of Englishman Sol Campbell from Tottenham to Arsenal. The top 3 is completed with the transfer of Brazilian Neymar from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.
The 10 most shocking transfers:
- Luis Figo (Portugal) – From Barcelona to Real Madrid;
- Sol Campbell (England) – From Tottenham to Arsenal;
- Neymar (Brazil) – From Barcelona to PSG;
- Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano (both Argentina) – from Corinthians to West Ham;
- Eric Cantona (France) – from Leeds to Manchester United;
- Roberto Baggio (Italy) – from Fiorentina to Juventus;
- Kevin Keegan (England) – Hamburg to Southampton;
- Luther Blissett (England) – Watford to Milan;
- Andy Cole (England) – from Newcastle to Manchester United;
- Ricardo Villa and Osvaldo Ardiles (both Argentina) – from Racing and Huracan to Tottenham.
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