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A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

Chris Dunlavy

NUNO Espirito Santo knows a trick or two when it comes to engineering money-spinning transfers. Back in 1996, the Wolves boss was reserve goalkeeper for Vitoria Guimaraes, a midranking club in Portugal’s top flight.
Assured he could leave if anyone offered £1m, Deportivo La Coruna duly obliged. Delighted, Nuno was summoned to the office of president António Pimenta Machado - only to be told that the asking price was now £5m.
Nuno is an equable character. His instinct was to play fair. Luckily - for him at least - he was repr...

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