Who became English football's most expensive player when he moved from Middlesbrough to Manchester United for £2.3 million in August 1989?
1989–90 in English football Town pay a club record £650,000 for striker Lars Elstrup from Danish side OB Odense. 22 August 1989 – Tottenham Hotspur sign defender Pat van den Hauwe from Everton for £650,000. 23 August 1989 – Paul Bracewell, who has missed most of the last three years because of injury, joins Sunderland for £250,000. 24 August 1989 – West Ham United prepare for their Second Division promotion push with a £675,000 move for Queens Park Rangers midfielder Martin Allen, just weeks after a move to First Division champions Arsenal collapsed. 29 August 1989 – Gary Pallister becomes Britain's most expensive defender
1989–90 in English football for 19–year–old Leytonstone defender Warren Barton. 31 July 1989 – Norwich City pay Coventry City £525,000 for Welsh winger David Phillips. 3 August 1989 – Nottingham Forest pay Leeds United £650,000 for Republic of Ireland midfielder John Sheridan. 7 August 1989 – Everton sign Aston Villa defender Martin Keown for £750,000. 14 August 1989 – Adrian Heath returns to English football after less than a year in Spain when he joins Aston Villa from Espanyol for £360,000. 18 August 1989 – Property tycoon Michael Knighton agrees to buy control of Manchester United in a deal which is believed to be