years at the Nou Camp between 1995 and 2000
with Spanish giants Barcelona and even took on a
greater importance with the Barca faithful due to
his support for Catalonia.
In a shock turn of events, arch rivals Real Madrid
met the player's buy-out clause in his contract
and he made the move. In his first El Clasico - and
subsequently his first game back at Barcelona -
Figo was bombarded with missiles from the crowd
and a deafening noise of boos whenever he
touched the ball.
The most defining picture of the hatred for Figo
was on his second return to the ground for Real
Madrid, in which a pig's head was thrown onto the
pitch.
Fernando Ricksen and Nacho Novo celebrate with
the SPL trophy at Easter Road in 2005.
Nacho Novo
The Spanish striker was plying his trade for
Dundee when both sides of the Old Firm
approached them to attempt to prise him away
from Dens Park. Celtic had a £500,000 bid
accepted and Novo even travelled to Celtic Park
for signing talks.
The club claims that they dropped interest in him
as he didn't show enough commitment to Celtic in
those negotiations, however Novo claimed he said
'no thanks' to the club to sign for rivals Rangers
instead.
That move was completed in July of 2004 and he
went on to spend six years at Ibrox, becoming a
fans' favourite.
Scott Brown says goodbye to the Hibs fans
Scott Brown
The now Celtic captain, Brown was growing in
stature at his first club Hibernian when several
clubs were being linked with an interest in him,
including both Rangers and Celtic.
The former had already captured Brown's midfield
team-mate Kevin Thomson and many expected
him to join his pal at Ibrox, including the Rangers
fans who chanted his name in a fixture against
Hibs.
Brown did make the move along the M8, but it was
to the green half of Glasgow in a £4.4 million move
to Celtic, in what to this day is the biggest transfer
Sol Campbell in action for Arsenal
Sol Campbell
The former England defender surprised everybody
down south when he crossed the north London
divide from Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal. Having
spent over a decade in a youth and senior
capacity at White Hart Lane, he moved on a free
transfer to the Gunners in a move that no one saw
coming.
It appalled Spurs fans, especially given he had
been quoted in a fans' magazine saying he would
never sign for their rivals.
Frank McAvennie with John Lambie
Frank McAvennie
The well-travelled striker had just returned to the
United Kingdom in 1992 after leaving Hong Kong
club South China when Partick Thistle secured his
services - or so they thought.
John Lambie agreed terms with McAvennie and he
was even paraded in a Thistle top - but Celtic
manager Liam Brady managed to coax him to the
other side of Glasgow much to Lambie's disgust.
His second spell at Parkhead wasn't as successful
as his first however, and after a spell at Swindon
Town on loan, he then made the switch to Falkirk
on a permanent deal.
Brittain playing for County in 2013
Richard Brittain
A transfer that never was. In January 2013, the
midfielder agreed a pre-contract deal with St
Johnstone whilst still a Ross County player. Not a
strange move in modern football terms, but what
happened next was.
Brittain pulled the plug on the deal soon after ,
suffering abuse from pundits and football fans who
branded the player a "mercenary". What they
didn't know was that shortly after signing the deal
with the Saints, his wife took ill and he decided the
best option was to stay in the Highlands with
County.
Mo Johnston at his Rangers unveiling with Graeme
Souness
Mo Johnston
The biggest controversial transfer story that has
ever been seen in Scotland. Mo Johnston signing
for Rangers rocked Scottish football to its core. He
had left Celtic in 1987 for French side Nantes and
after initially claiming he would never return to
Scotland, he appeared at a press conference to
announce that he would sign for Celtic at the end of
his contract.
However, Graeme Souness sensationally enticed
Johnston to Ibrox and he became Rangers'
highest-profile Roman Catholic signing since World
War One. The move enraged sections of both
Rangers and Celtic's support, but he would go on
to win over a lot of the Gers fans by scoring an
injury-time winner against Celtic in November
1989.
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