How much did Stoke City pay Manchester United to keep Shawcross?
£2 million
£500,000
£3 million
£1 million
Answer
£1 million was the fee Stoke City paid Manchester United to secure the services of Ryan Shawcross. The English defender made the move to the Potteries in 2008, having progressed through the youth ranks at Old Trafford. Despite impressing for the Red Devils' reserves, he failed to break into the first team and was eventually sold to Stoke.
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