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| Close Season 2002 Gerard Houllier decides against making Nicolas Anelka a permanent signing, from PSG, after his loan spell at Anfield. Manchester City line up Anelka but first sign Sylvain Distin, for £3.8 million. Blackburn’s Matt Jansen is left in a coma, for two days, after being knocked off a motorbike in Italy. Leeds United, £77 million in the red, sack David O’Leary. Newcastle pay Ipswich £5 million for defender Titus Bramble. Manchester City pay £10 million for Anelka, while United name Portuguese Carlos Queiroz as Sir Alex’s assistant. Middlesbrough re-sign Juninho, as well as Massimo Maccarone, for £13 million. Former ’Boro coach Terry Venables becomes manager at Leeds United. Bolton’s Gudni Bergsson postpones his planned retirement, to become a lawyer back home in Iceland, for a fourth year running and signs another one-year deal to stay at The Reebok Stadium. Manchester United smash the British record and pay £30 million to Leeds for Rio Ferdinand. Arsene Wenger then pronounces that United paid £10 million over the odds for the England defender. Liverpool call off the proposed £8 million signing of Lee Bowyer after Gerard Houllier questions the player’s commitment. Four years after joining Manchester United for £12.6 million, from Villa, Dwight Yorke leaves Old Trafford for Blackburn in a £2 million deal. Arsenal buy Brazilian World Cup winner Gilberto Silva for £4.5 million and the midfielder celebrates by scoring the only goal as Arsenal win The Community Shield, against Liverpool. |
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above article is an extract from The Breedon Book of Premiership Records by Brian Beard. For details of this essential addition to the bookshelves of any football fan click HERE. |
