Brian Clough famously claimed Nottingham Forest paid £999,999 for Trevor Francis, as he didn't want the £1million fee to put pressure on the England midfielder.
While as was often the case with Clough the story may have been at least partly apocryphal, his feelings were in the right place as he sought to shelter the player from the scrutiny that comes with a sizeable price-tag.
Some of Francis' current counterparts may wish their managers had adopted the same approach. Nine players have been sold for £100m or more, since Brazilian icon Neymar became the first player to breach the barrier as he set a new world record fee when he signed for Paris Saint-Germain for £198m in July 2017.