Former Chairman of Rangers, David Murray once said that for every 'fiver' spent by rivals Celtic, the Ibrox club would put down a 'tenner'. For that very reason, Tore Andre Flo was signed to the tune of £12 million, still the biggest transfer by a Scottish club to date. Celtic had earlier signed Chris Sutton for £6 million, so it seemed Murray was living up to what he had stipulated. There was only one problem, the fee was exorbitant. When Chelsea had signed the Norwegian striker in 1997, they had paid only £300,000. Yes, the player had progressed since then, but the amount paid by Rangers still felt ridiculous. There was no way Flo could live up to that billing, and he didn't. Having impressed for Chelsea before moving to Glasgow, Flo struggled at Rangers. After 2 years of mediocrity, the forward was sold to Sunderland for around £6 million, exactly half of what Rangers had paid. Few Rangers fans were sorry to see him go, but Flo's career never really recovered. Only 4 goals followed for Sunderland, and subsequent spells with Siena in Italy and Leeds United were a flop.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
