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Sporting announced his transfer fee as £18.4m.

Lyon offered higher wages and were prepared to match the transfer fee that Chelsea eventually had accepted by San Diego, but Girma's preference was always to join the Blues.

At the time, it was the fourth highest transfer fee paid by a Premier League club.

Busby wanted him at United, but instead Law moved to Manchester City, in 1960, for a British record transfer fee of £55,000.

But even if Newcastle could be persuaded to part with their star striker, it would take an eye-watering transfer fee to prize him away from St James' Park.