Trevor Francis' greatest moments in football as Britain's first £1m player dies at 69 from interrupting Brian Clough's squash match to joining Graeme Souness at Sampdoria

Trevor Francis sadly passed away at the age of 69 on Monday as Britain's previous most expensive player in history was remembered by the footballing world.

Francis made history as the first £1million British player in 1979 when Nottingham Forest came calling and two European Cup triumphs followed him to the City Ground.

Football stars and friends of the 69-year-old paid tribute to Francis following his sudden death as news broke surrounding his passing in Spain.

Francis had previously looked back on his remarkable career with Mail Sport's Ian Ladyman in 2019 and there were plenty of great moments that followed him throughout his storied career.

Mail Sport reflects on the best moments from Francis' extraordinary playing career in football.

Being welcomed by Brian Clough mid-squash session

Francis is well documented as becoming the first £1million British transfer but his arrival in Nottingham wasn't as glamorous as the figure that his new club had just forked out.

A no-nonsense Brian Clough wasn't in the mood to mess about and was in a rush to get back to his squash session with Garry Birtles that had been interrupted by Francis' arrival where he was set to sign his contract in front of the media that had gathered.

Clough stayed dressed in a red leather jacket and carried his squash racquet into the room with him and started addressing the media without taking a seat before eventually sitting down next to Francis and answering questions with his arms crossed and in an evident rush to get back to his squash game.

Completing his £1million transfer to Nottingham Forest

Becoming the first £1million British player, later revealed by Francis to actually be £1,150,000, kick-started the rat race of mega fees that dominate modern day