From a triple coup in the early 1900s to a stealth Eurostar crossing,we prefer a look at half a dozen final-minute football transfer switcheroosChelseas alleged hijack of Pedro’s supposed move to Manchester United might be the most recent tall-profile example of wily cunning and chicanery in the transfer market, but it is certainly not without precedent. One of the more amusing examples of the practice dates as far back as the turn of the final century, or but in this instance it was United who were the beneficiaries.
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Source: theguardian.com