Dimitar Berbatov's move to Manchester United is on a high salary
The transfer deadline is approaching and a large number of deals are yet to be completed. But to complete these large-scale actions, some effort is needed.
It's that time of year again. The transfer deadline is fast approaching and, with three months to go to complete their summer transfers, many clubs are racing against the clock.
Liverpool are still looking for a midfielder. Manchester United are being linked with every left-back who has played in the sport. Despite signing 24 players last year, Chelsea are still looking for more.
The future of several big names hangs in the balance, notably Romelu Lukaku and Joao Felix.
Then there's the Saudi Pro League, which is looking for as much talent as possible. However, their window won't close for two weeks, which will certainly leave many managers worried about losing a key player without being able to replace them.
With so much going on, let's take a look back at the 10 biggest signings ever made by the summer transfer deadline, or in other words, the ones that left Jim White a bit irrational on the yellow tie.
10) Sergio Ramos – Sevilla vs Real Madrid, and rather strangely in 2005, Ramos was the first and only Spanish player purchased by Florentino Perez during his first presidency at Real Madrid. Not bad, is it?
In his 16 seasons at the Bernabeu, he did everything, winning every trophy, including leading Madrid to three Champions League titles. There were also 671 appearances, an incredible 101 defensive goals and 26 red cards in the famous white jersey. Unsurprisingly, the latter two are club records.
Of those 101 goals, two came from two of his four Champions League final victories, both against Atletico Madrid. The first goal, probably the most important in recent real history, went into extra time, pushing the 2014 final into extra time, finally ending a 12-year wait for Radesima.
Sergio Ramos was sent off
9) Carlos Tevez – Corinthians joining West Ham in 2006 was without a doubt the strangest and most controversial deal on the list, and the whole man was shocked when Tevez and Argentina World Cup star Javier Mascherano appeared at Upton Park alongside Alain Pardue.
While Mascherano was a complete loser and went to Liverpool a few months later, Tevez became an idol for West Ham, albeit late in the season and at a time when everything was in question with the transfer.
He scored his first goal at the club in a thrilling 3-4 defeat to Tottenham on March 4, just two days after the club was accused of violating third-party ownership rules – both players were partly owned by Kia Joorabchian.
Somehow, the hardcore avoided the deduction and Tevez's seven goals in the game put them ahead of Sheffield United and Neil Warnock, the latter rightfully furious.
8) Ashley Cole – a protracted transfer saga that came to an end on the same day that Arsenal vs Chelsea in 2006 – is not without controversy.
Cole was once an integral part of Arsenal's invincible squad, but just the following season he was spotted meeting Chelsea's Jose Mourinho and Peter Kenyang at a London restaurant before the Blues were accused of digging England left-backs.
An awkward 'détente' occurred and Cole remained at Highbury, despite being largely unpopular with fans and secretly still secretly eager to move to West London.
This happened in August 2006, when William Gala chose a different path, when he decided to wear the number 10 shirt left by Dennis Bergkamp after his retirement.
At Stamford Bridge, Cole won everything, including the Champions League and four FA Cups – his seven personal titles are a personal record.
7) Dimittal Berbatov – Tottenham to Manchester United, the first of two saga by Daniel Levy in 2008; Surprisingly, Harry Keane didn't take action until the last minute.
Manchester United have just won the Premier League and Champions League doubles and Ferguson is looking to add to the All-Star squad he already has with Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Tevez.
That man was none other than Berbatov, who showed Cantona-like quality and ability during his two seasons at Tottenham, which undoubtedly caught the eye of the Manchester United manager.
An agreement was eventually reached on the deadline, but it was proposed by another Manchester club (more on that later), but Berbatov only wanted United and Alex Ferguson to pick him up at the airport to make sure he wasn't wearing a blue shirt. Two league titles and a Golden Boot, so to speak, it's a good decision.
6) Robinou – The flip side of Real Madrid vs Manchester City 2008 transfer deadline, a day when everything changed for City and English football as a whole (again after Roman Abramovich's arrival five years ago).
Manchester City was acquired by a mysterious Abu Dhabi group and instantly became the richest club in the world. Of course, the details of this bad ownership are now better known, but at the time, information was limited.
Spending power, on the other hand, is not. Robino looked Chelsea were ready, but City had other ideas, breaking the UK's transfer record by signing the Brazilian for £32m. It was unclear if the player knew which Manchester club he would join, but it happened anyway.
Robinho's 18-month spell at City has had its ups and downs, but his signing marks the beginning of the modern Manchester City, far from mid-table mediocrity, and its impact is unquestionable.
5) Mesut Ozil – Another two-pronged deadline deal for Arsenal by Real Madrid in 2013, the talented German playmaker moved from Madrid to London.
Arsenal went through a chaotic transfer window, with the infamous offer of £40 million + £1 for Luis Suarez spending no money before the deadline arrived.
That all changed with Ozil's record deal, with Florentino Pérez abandoning Ozil, much to the annoyance of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ozil's Arsenal legacy is strange – with absolute magic, but often missing in big away games. He was both fascinated and frustrated.
His greatest moments during his time in the UAE came from his country, notably winning the World Cup in 2014. Three FA Cups are good, but could be better, and Mikel Arteta transferred him quickly after he took over.
4) Gareth Bale in 2013 – Tottenham's departure from Real Ozil comes as Madrid have their latest Galaxy battleship ready, another summer story for Levy and Tottenham.
Bale brightened the Premier League after switching from left-back to striker in the previous two and a half seasons and soon became a target for Real Madrid as well as post-Ferguson Manchester United.
Perez's view of him as a long-term replacement for Ronaldo has irritated the Portuguese legend even more, but that goal was never achieved, largely because of the astonishing longevity of Real Madrid's all-time top scorer.
Despite injuries and Zidane's problems, Bale's impact and success have been incredible. Five Champions Leagues, winners of the 2014 Copa del Rey and Champions League finals and more than 100 goals from the club speak for themselves. Even Wales and golf are his priorities.
The best English football export of all time.
3) Ronaldo – Inter Milan vs Real Madrid original Ronaldo in 2002. R9。 Ilfinomeno. A superstar in football in the late 90s and early 21st century.
After a painful and injury-ridden four years between the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, he made a stunning comeback in South Korea and Japan, scoring eight goals to help Brazil win their fifth title, declaring him a superstar again in the process.
Inter Milan said they would never sell him, but he ended up becoming the Bernabeu's newest and greatest galaxy battleship.
Real Madrid were a wasteman during his time at Madrid, surpassing not even a single of Ronaldo's four full seasons at the club that surpassed the Champions League round of 16. The Brazilian is undoubtedly the best player to ever win a trophy – Real Madrid won it months before he arrived, and Milan won it after he arrived in 2007, but he was brutally tied up in the cup.
Still, scoring 104 goals in 177 appearances for Los Blancos is good.
2) Wayne Rooney – Everton v Manchester United, 2004 If we were talking about strictly the best deadline trade, Rooney would have come first.
At just 18 years old, he was already England's best player and Euro 2004 Player of the Year, which made his transfer fee of nearly £30 million worthwhile, a world record for juniors at the time. Proof of how good he is.
Rooney's debut had to wait as he recovered from a broken metatarsal bone, but it was worth it. A hat-trick against Fenerbach let everyone at Old Trafford know that a new star had arrived.
He never looked back and earned the club every major trophy, including five league titles and one Champions League title. His departure in 2017 capped a glorious era for one of United's greatest players of all time, with him remaining their all-time top scorer with 253 goals.
1) Cristiano Ronaldo – Juventus v Manchester United, 2021 it may end with a terrible end with Pierce Morgan, but no one can deny that Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United is arguably the biggest transfer ever, let alone on the deadline.
overactivity on social media; All the media in the world covered this around the clock. In short, this talk is crazy.
It could be so different that at one point it looked as if the CR7 would do the incredible to join Manchester City. Calls from Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, and even Ferguson stopped it all and turned the prodigal son back.
His debut and two goals against Newcastle were like something out of a movie, perhaps the most important moment in Manchester United history at Old Trafford in the post-Ferguson era (largely illustrating the lack of success).
In this terrible season for the club, more moments have come, good and bad, like 24 goals. Just a year later, Ronaldo wanted to leave, and after his awkward talk show, he was duly released.
It is unlikely that anything will surpass the hype of this transfer this year or any year.