When Trevor Francis joined Nottingham Forest, he was coming off the back of several free scoring seasons at Birmingham City.
Brian Clough had long been an admirer of the of the striker, and when he became available in 1979 the legendary manager joined scores of First Division clubs ready to break the bank to secure his signature.
At the time the British transfer record stood at just over £500,000, paid by West Brom to bring Middlesbrough forward David Mills to the Hawthorns.
Francis would require an even more sizeable fee however, and Clough used Forest's financial muscle to set a historic benchmark in British football.