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Cantona's arrival at Leeds United was announced in January 1992. Leeds would pay £100,000 to Nîmes to take him on loan until 15 April, after which they would have to pay another £900,000 to sign him permanently. [26] Cantona made his debut for Leeds in a 2–0 loss at Oldham Athletic on 8 February 1992. [27]
Eric Cantona signed for the club in mid-season, making his debut at Oldham Athletic on 8 February 1992, [1] and scored three goals in the remainder of the season. Leeds clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3–2 win at Sheffield United.
Thanks to the likes of Gordon Strachan (who was bought from Manchester United), Lee Chapman, David Batty and Eric Cantona, Leeds won the league by four points. [23] However, much to the surprise of Leeds fans, Cantona was sold to Manchester United for £1.2 million, later in 1992. [ 18 ]
The 1992–1993 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League and the UEFA Champions League as ... Eric Cantona: Manchester United: £1,200,000 9 Mar ...
1 February 1992 – Frenchman Eric Cantona agrees to join Leeds United [45] on the same day that his new club return to the top of the First Division with a 3–0 home win over Notts County, while Manchester United are held to a 1–1 draw by Arsenal at Highbury. Chelsea climb into sixth place with a 2–1 win over Liverpool at Anfield.
Leeds United Football Club is a professional ... while players such as Johnny Giles, Gordon Strachan, and Eric Cantona have been highly successful after ...
The hunt for a new striker ended on 26 November, when Eric Cantona was signed from Leeds United for a fee of just over £1 million. By the end of the season, United were being linked with a move for Nottingham Forest's 21-year-old Irish midfielder Roy Keane, who was also a target for Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers. After the player came close to ...
Controversially, Eric Cantona was sold to rivals Manchester United for £1.2 million in November 1992, having already being dropped from the time despite being the top scorer, and Leeds seemed incapable of any consistency – the team failed to win an away game all season, becoming the only defending League champions ever to achieve this ...