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THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM FOREST AND ENGLAND STRIKER TALKS TO JOHN LYONS ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER…

Making headlines: Nottingham Forest’s Trevor Francis reads a Japanese newspaper in Tokyo in 1981

WHEN Trevor Francis became the first played to be transferred for £1m in English football, he didn’t realise the impact it would have – and still have 40 years later.
It might only be enough to buy Lionel Messi’s little toe now, but back then there was shock, excitement, awe and amazement that a club would be willing to fork out suc...