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
Club San Fernando the field, for which it was suggested that San Fernando merge with clubs Social Unión and Fénix Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima. Fénix did not accept to merge but so did Social Unión. Atlético San Fernando debuted in the 1922 season playing in official league, "Asociación Argentina de Football" (the other league was the dissident "Asociación Amateurs de Football"). The colors that identify the club (blue, white and green) symbolized seriousness, purity and hope respectively. On 3 March 1923, seventy-two members of clubs Social Unión and Atlético San Fernando gave their approval to the merger, so current "Club San Fernando"