Originally posted by Jimmy Floyd Rabbit
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Classic example is Julio Cesar. Free transfer but came on a 4 year deal, paying 70 grand a week, no doubt with a sizeable sign on and agents fee.
Left us on another free transfer to Benfica 2 years later. Benfica no doubt paid him a smaller salary meaning that we probably paid him off the difference in salary for the remainder of the contract.
Whilst we never paid a penny for Cesar, I'm willing to bet that between salary, agents fees and the pay off to terminate his contract, he cost us at least 15m quid!
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