This is a list of English football transfers for the 2006–07 season. Only moves from the Premiership and Championship, as well as any other prominent moves from the lower leagues are listed.
The summer transfer window ran from the end of the 2005–06 season, with a few transfers taking place prior to the season's complete end, the first prominent move went through on 2 May. The window closed on 31 August. The mid-season transfer window opened on 1 January 2007, and ran for the entire month, until 31 January. Players without a club may join one, either during or in between transfer windows. Clubs below Premiership level may also sign players on loan at any time. If need be, clubs may sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan, if all others are unavailable.
Chelsea
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broke the record for the highest transfer fee paid by an English club, as well as their own transfer record when they paid £30 million for
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko, or Andrii Mykolaiovych Shevchenko ( uk, Андрій Миколайович Шевченко, ; born 29 September 1976) is a Ukrainian football manager, a former professional football player and a former politic ...
, slightly eclipsing the £29.1 million
Manchester United
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paid for
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for BT Sport. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and wa ...
in 2002.
[Chelsea complete Shevchenko deal]
''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 6 January 2007 It also became the sixth highest costing transfer of all time.
[ ]Dietmar Hamann
Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann (; born 27 August 1973) is a German professional football coach, former player and media personality.
Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester Cit ...
's transfer to Bolton Wanderers
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became the shortest in English footballing history, with him only being at the club for one day, before having a "change of heart" and joining Manchester City
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the following day. In total, Premiership clubs spent the highest amount on transfers in the summer since the transfer window system was introduced.Premier clubs enjoy summer spree
''BBC News''. Retrieved on 9 January 2007
Summer transfer window
*Clubs are English unless noted
See also
*
List of English football transfers Summer 2007
Notes and references
External links
Transfers – May 2006''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 3 January 2007
Transfers – June 2006''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 3 January 2007
Transfers – July 2006''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 3 January 2007
Transfers – August 2006''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 3 January 2007
Transfers – January 2007''BBC Sport''. Retrieved on 3 January 2007
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