1. Carlos Tevez
Dave Thompson/PA Archive/Press Association ImagesThere haven't been that many transfers in the Premier League era that have yielded a billboard, but that's what happened when Carlos Tevez moved from Manchester Unted to Manchester City in 2009. City had just pinched the Argentinian from their fierce foes and, as if to rub salt in the wounds, erected a 'Welcome to Manchester' billboard with Tevez in the background at the top of Deansgate in Manchester city centre, which leads to Salford and Trafford - a subtle did at United's roots. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson went ballistic about the poster campaign, furiously labelling City as a '
small club with a small mentality'. The fuse had been lit in the battle of Manchester. What made this transfer even more strange is that, upon leaving United, Tevez
ruled out a move to Liverpool because he didn't want to upset Red Devil fans by moving to their Merseyside rivals. He apparently had no issue signing for another direct rival, however.