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“I signed for Manchester United, then faced Newport on the Tuesday. I scored two, made two and thought, ‘I won’t be playing on pitches like this next season’”: Former Red Devils hero reflects on record-breaking transfer

Lee Sharpe in action for Manchester United.

Manchester United hero Lee Sharpe made his name at Old Trafford as a teenager in the late 1980s and early 90s, though the former winger had to prove himself in the Fourth Division prior to making the switch.

Sharpe played 14 times for Torquay in 1987/88 as a 16-year-old, scoring three goals and capturing the attention of the biggest clubs in England. He signed a deal to move to Manchester United for £200,000 - a record fee at the time for YTS player - in April 1988 from Torquay United, though the transfer didn't go through until June, when he had turned 17.

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