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
David Arenas Torres division. David Arenas Torres David Arenas Torres (born 16 June 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Ontinyent CF as a striker. Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Torres played lower league football until the age of nearly 26. He started out at local Alicante CF in Segunda División B, going on to represent Real Murcia Imperial, Ontinyent CF, AD Ceuta and Albacete Balompié. In the last minutes of the January 2012 transfer window, Torres joined Segunda División club CD Alcoyano. He made his debut as a professional on 4 February, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 0–2