For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletterFormer Manchester United defender was signed by the club in exchange for two freezers full of ice cream. In 1927, Hugh McLenahan was signed by United manager boss Herbet Bamlett - the club’s ninth-ever manager - from local side Stockport County. "My great aunt Ethel always said it was two freezers of ice cream, " said McLenahan's grandson, Geoff Rushton. Butler added: "I have always liked this story about the ice cream, it is part of United folklore. Some of the amounts of money in transfers these days are as ridiculous as signing a player for ice cream."

Source: The Star July 19, 2022 22:35 UTC