<a href="https://www.redcafe.net/2001-02/editorial.php3?id=75" target="_blank">The Long Road to Rio</a>
After weeks of speculation, tough talking and frenzied negotiation, the longest running transfer saga of the Summer has finally come to an end with Rio Ferdinand joining Manchester United from Leeds for a British record transfer fee. Mark Bain takes a look back at events of this complicated transfer and reveals exactly why Rio is worth every penny of his £29.1 million fee...