The Weirdest Transfer Fees in History 10. Zat Knight - 30 Tracksuits Rushall Olympic to Fulham (1999) When Knight was not professionally contracted by Northern Premier League Premier Division side Rushall Olympic, Fulham were not obliged to pay anything for Knight. But Fulham owner Mohamed Al-Fayed did send 30 tracksuits back to Rushall as a gesture of thanks. 150 appearances and two England caps later, Knight would move from Fulham to Aston Villa for £3.5 million. Talk about a profit. 8. Ian Wright - A Set of Weights Greenwich Borough - Crystal Palace (1985) Wright is an absolute legend at Arsenal and was the clubs top scorer before a certain Thierry Henry turned up. It could have been so, so different, however, had Wright not been scouted at the late age of 21 when playing for Greenwich Borough. He impressed Palace manager Steve Coppell and a set of weights went in the opposite direction as compensation. 7. Marius Cioara - 15kg of Pork Sausages UT Arad - Regal Hornia (2006) When Romanian defender Cioara left Arad for pastures new at Hornia, upon hearing that the transfer fee would be sausages, he retired immediately. This resulted in Hornia demanding that they get their sausages back and quite right too! Read Full Story here >> bit.ly/186SDZu
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