Football’s wildest transfer saga: Luis Figo
Born to a modest family in a modest neighborhood of Portugal, Figo managed to become one of the best players in the world in his twenties despite his non-athletic physique. Thanks to football, he achieved a life that he could not imagine.
Luis Figo was born on November 4, 1972 in Almada, Portugal. Luis Figo, a former professional football player, had the opportunity to play for many big clubs in Europe. Luis Figo, who played in the wing position during his football career, had the chance to play in the back-forward midfield position after the transfer to Real Madrid. The Portuguese star, who has played in Sporting, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter, one of the distinguished teams of Europe, has shown many great success in lifting trophies throughout his career. Luis Figo, who is considered one of the important weapons of the Portuguese national team, has had the opportunity to sweat the national jersey 127 times throughout his career. Figo, who found 34 goals in these 127 matches, has managed to be among the 5 football players who scored the most goals at the level of national teams in the history of Portuguese football. Having achieved many successes with the Portuguese national team, Figo could not succeed in lifting any national trophy.
The Portuguese football player, who signed for Sporting Lisbon in 1989, where he was also trained, ran the ball here for 6 seasons. Luis Figo, who won many cups with Sporting Lisbon, also appeared in UEFA organizations with the jersey of the capital team, which he wore for 6 years. However, Luis Figo, who could not experience any cup joy with Sporting Lisbon in UEFA organizations, will experience this joy later in Spain. Figo, who started to be accepted as a football legend by many during the 6 years he spent in Portugal, lived his real fame in Spain. Luis Figo, who served in 137 official Super League matches in 6 years in Lisbon, scored 16 goals. Luis Figo, who was transferred to FC Barcelona, one of the Spanish La Liga teams, after the successful Sporting Lisbon period, was transferred to Real Madrid just before the peak of his career in Barcelona, but still achieved great success with the Barcelona jersey. Luis Figo, who played in FC Barcelona for 5 seasons, to which he transferred in 1995, managed to become one of the biggest names of Barcelona, which reached a happy ending in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
The Portuguese football player, who played 172 La Liga matches in the 5 years he spent in Barcelona, also experienced the joy of scoring 30 times. Luis Figo, who transferred to Real Madrid in a sensational way in 2000, won the UEFA Champions League championship in the capital team, as well as the La Liga championship. Having played in Real Madrid for 5 seasons, Figo played 164 La Liga matches and scored 38 goals during this time. Figo, who left Real Madrid in 2005, was transferred to Italy's Inter team. Having played football for 4 more seasons in Inter, Luis Figo played 105 Serie A matches during this time and won Serie A championships. Luis Figo, who played football professionally for 20 years between 1989 and 2009, appeared in 577 league games and scored 93 goals.
"The Figo Case"
For those who do not know the event, let's give a brief summary. Figo is a young talent who grew up in Sporting Lisbon's infrastructure and managed to enter the transfer list of many European giants in Italy and Spain in 1995 after proving himself in this club.
Figo, who made an agreement with Parma and Juventus clubs in Italy at the same time, cannot play in Italy as a result of the penalty he received due to this action and is transferred by Barcelona.
Having achieved many successes in the 5 seasons he spent here, the player becomes a constant and important part of Barça in the eyes of the fans. However, Figo is transferred to Real Madrid for a record price just at this time.
Real Madrid only gives up 60 million Euros as a testimonial fee, agreeing to pay the player much more than he would get from Barcelona.
Interestingly, the fact that this transfer fee does not sound very high today is also due to this transfer. Because Figo's transfer with a high cost will set an example for other players.
However, Barcelona fans cannot accept this transfer. Figo is repeatedly threatened with death. The Portuguese go through hell every El Clásico (Real Madrid v Barcelona game). Barça fans even threw a pig's head at Figo during a match.
Although Figo says that he does not get the respect and attention he deserves from the Barça administration, he cannot escape the hatred of the Barça administration and its supporters.
As it will be remembered, Real Madrid, who transferred Figo, then went into the process of forming the Galácticos, which consists of superstars.
President Perez recruits Zidane, Owen, Brazilian Ronaldo, Ramos and Beckham. These names, added to the players such as Raul, Roberto Carlos and Casillas, are undoubtedly enough to excite anyone who is biased and impartial.
Luis Figo, Barcelona and Real Madrid: Football’s wildest transfer saga
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