With Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United instead of signing for Manchester City, Greater Manchester Football have taken a look at some of the most shocking transfers involving Manchester United and Manchester City.
We also explore some other controversial signings.
Carlos Tevez to Manchester City in 2009
This was a strange one. Tevez had spent the previous two seasons at Old Trafford, where he won the Premier League twice and the Champions League in 2008. The Argentinian had claimed he was never offered a new contract at United. He was the latest signing to join the ongoing revolution across the city. City announced the transfer with this cheeky poster. How good was Carlos Tevez at Manchester City?
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Michael Owen to Manchester United in 2009
The former Liverpool striker signed for United in 2009 after being released by recently relegated Newcastle United. It was a strange summer for MUFC after they sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid and saw their attempt to sign Carlos Tevez on a permanent contract fail.
Robin van Persie to Manchester United in 2012
United lost the title on goal difference so Sir Alex Ferguson went and signed one of the best strikers in world football. United won the title back and the Dutch striker played a huge part in this. Just how good was he at Old Trafford, watch some of his best moments in the video below.
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Sol Campbell to Arsenal in 2001
Now, this was also a big one. Around the time of the transfer, he was linked with some of Europe's leading clubs, Campbell signed for Arsenal to boost his international prospects at a time when there was a lot of good English defenders. At the time, Campbell said to the media: "I spent a lot of years at Tottenham and while I was there I played my heart out and tried everything to help move the team in the right direction."
The video below explores one of the most controversial transfers to ever happen involving Arsenal and Spurs. Despite all the abuse, it was obviously a huge success for Campbell. He won two Premier League titles and the FA Cup on three occasions.
Luis Figo to Real Madrid in 2000
A transfer saga that is still spoken about by Real Madrid and Barcelona fans. During his time in Barcelona, he managed to have great success. He won La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey: twice and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1997.
After he signed for Real Madrid, he would go onto win La Liga twice and most famously the Champions League in 2002. Figo formed one element of a Real Madrid side that also involved the likes of Zidane, Beckham and Ronaldo.
Some of the other most controversial transfers
During their financial problems, Leeds United had to sell a number of key players. This involved Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United. Despite not having a huge impact at the club, in the end, Manchester City signing Emmanuel Adebayor was controversial at the time. Very few people will ever forget that celebration at City's stadium back in August 2009.
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