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Rio39s transfer value sky rocketed during the 2002 World Cup but the Reds maintained their interest and after weeks of speculation, followed by days of negotiation, they signed Rio Ferdinand for a new British record fee of ampamppound30million. The sum also restored Rio to the position of the world39s most expensive defender, topping the ampamppound22m that Juventus paid Parma for Lilian Thuram in 2001. Rio 39s first season at Old Trafford was a mixed bag, with injury and loss of form affecting his performances on the pitch. He found his feet towards the end of the campaign, however, as United came back from the dead to overtake Arsenal and win the fifteenth League title in their history. Frdinand said he39d come to United to win trophies, and he39d achieved his wish after just ten months.
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