The transfer fee was, at the time, one of the highest that Norwich had paid for a player, but little return on it was received.

The $2 million price tag is the highest paid for a player by the league, which owns all player contracts.

So simply to pay for a player like Gedman we'd have to draw another 200,000 fans just to break even.

And what is the most that Milan have ever paid for a player?

Is it worth paying £25m and the like for a player who is going to want to leave early?

The money the tickets bring in finances the next production or pays for a new player, expensive transactions that could force prices even higher.

'I've made an offer to the club to pay for a player on loan myself,' said Shilton.

The Torres deal remains the British transfer record paid for a player.

The only worry Hill has for him now is that when teams pay big for a player, they expect quick results.

He says you have to be realistic and who's going to pay a million pounds for a player who's thirty in october.