Progression of the British football transfer fee record lagged behind those paid by clubs in Italy, France and Spain to take British players abroad until 1995, when Manchester United paid Newcastle United £7,000,000 for Andy Cole. The fees paid by the Premier League's top clubs began to increase at a rapid rate, with Alan Shearer commanding the first £15,000,000 fee in 1996, and the new millennium heralding the first £30,000,000 transfer, although sources differ as to whether this barrier was broken by Rio Ferdinand's move to Manchester United in 2002 or Andriy Shevchenko's transfer to Chelsea four years later for some reason, however Veron' s transfer to United
Manuel Torres Jiménez Manuel Torres Jiménez Manuel Torres Jiménez (born 5 January 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEL Limassol as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, starting out at Schalke 04's reserves. Born in La Algaba, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Torres played youth football with local club Real Betis. His professional input in his homeland consisted of two Segunda División games as a substitute with Villarreal CF's B-team, the first being on 27 August 2010 in a 0–3 away loss against Real Valladolid. In the summer of 2011, 20-year-old Torres moved to