REVEALED: How Manchester 部隊d were told to cough up £25m for Shearer... before Newcastle bought him for just £15m!

By Craig Hope for MailOnline

Published: 15:03 BST, 8 April 2014 | Updated: 18:31 BST, 8 April 2014

Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has 明らかにする／漏らすd how he fought off 競争 from Manchester 部隊d to land the word-記録，記録的な／記録する 調印 of Alan Shearer.

It was the summer of 1996 when the 首相 League’s 最高の，を越す two clubs did 戦う／戦い over the England striker.

But it was the Magpies who won the race with both Shearer and Blackburn favouring their 申し込む／申し出, Rovers owner Jack Walker even telling Shepherd that the asking price was £10million lower for his club.

It's 黒人／ボイコット and white: Alan Shearer was a £15m world-記録，記録的な／記録する 調印 when he joined Newcastle in 1996

Homecoming: Newcastle owner Sir John Hall (left) and 経営者／支配人 Kevin Keegan (権利) welcome Alan Shearer to Newcastle

Euro 星／主役にする: Shearer had 得点する／非難する／２０d five times at Euro 96 as England reached the 半分-決勝戦

History boy: Shearer went on to become Newcastle's 記録，記録的な／記録する goalscorer

移転 tussle: Freddy Shephered has 明らかにする／漏らすd how he and Newcastle won the race for Shearer

Shepherd and 部隊d 長，指導者 ツバメ Edwards had 以前 agreed that neither club would go above their £10m valuation of the player.

That, however, soon changed after Shearer 得点する／非難する／２０d five times at Euro 96 to become the continent’s hottest 所有物／資産／財産 and duly 調印するd for his hometown team in a £15m 取引，協定.

‘I had an 協定 with ツバメ Edwards that neither club would go over £10m,’ Shepherd told the Chronicle.

‘Alan told us he’d met Man U but he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to “come home”, as you would. ツバメ rang me and said, “We’re going to go over the 10”.

‘I said “Oh aye”, but I already knew that it had 漏れるd out that Shearer had met (Alex) Ferguson. He (Shearer) told us we had to speak to Jack (Walker).

‘Jack said, “It’s £25m to Man U but for you it’s £15m!”. He 手配中の，お尋ね者 the 取引，協定 done straight away and the money up 前線.’

Shearer went on to become Newcastle’s 記録，記録的な／記録する goalscorer as he netted 206 times in 10 years at St James’ Park.

Read the Chronicle's 十分な story here.

支持する／優勝者: Shearer, pictured with Chris Sutton, won the 首相 League with Blackburn in 1995