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| Close Season 1998 Ron Atkinson leaves Sheffield Wednesday after keeping them in the Premiership. Blackburn pay a club-record £7.5 million for Southampton’s 21-year-old striker Kevin Davies. Arsenal, in paying £7 million for Ajax’s Mark Overmars, take their spending on foreign stars to over £14 million inside two weeks. Andy Gray turns down the chance to return to Everton, as manager, in favour of remaining as a Sky pundit. The Goodison outfit turn, instead, to Howard Kendall, for his third spell as manager. Manchester United sign Teddy Sheringham from Spurs for £3.5 million. Juninho leaves Middlesbrough for Atletico Madrid in a £12 million transfer. Alex Ferguson gives Roy Keane the Manchester United captaincy, on a trial basis. Fabrizio Ravanelli’s £7.5 million move to Everton, from ’Boro, collapses amidst speculation that his wage demand tops £50,000 per week, so he returns to Teeside. Les Ferdinand moves to Tottenham, for £6 million, after rejecting Newcastle attempts to persuade him into staying at St James’ Park. The Magpies lose a second striker when Alan Shearer undergoes surgery to an ankle ligament injury. The Newcastle board veto Kenny Dalglish’s decision to sell Peter Beardsley to Bolton, Manchester United capture the Charity Shield, on penalties, after a bad-tempered clash with Chelsea. |
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