Ex-£18m A phenomenal striker for Leeds United and Sunderland who tested positive for hard substances is scheduled to be……
The striker became a high-profile transfer flop following his £8million move from Rangers to Sunderland.
Former Sunderland chairman and owner Sir Bob Murray has opened up about the 2002 transfer of Tore Andre Flo to the Black Cats from Rangers.
The striker was sold by Rangers to Sunderland on transfer deadline day at the beginning of the 2002-03 season for a figure of approximately £8.2 million with Marcus Stewart also joining the Wearsiders under then-manager Peter Reid.
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Reid had been under pressure throughout pre-season for his failure to buy a big-name striker as a long-term replacement for the ageing Niall Quinn and turned to Flo as the solution to Sunderland’s striking problem, but the deal didn’t work out.
Flo played 29 league games for Sunderland and scored just four goals for the club as Reid was sacked and replaced by Howard Wilkinson and then Mick McCarthy during the disastrous relegation season.