John Charles was equally at home as a centre forward or centre half, and joined Leeds United at 17. In 1957 he was lured to Juventus for a then record fee, and became a superstar in Turin, helping them to three titles in five years. He won 38 caps for Wales, scoring 15 goals.
Sir Bobby Charlton reckons that if John Charles were playing today, his transfer value would be £70 million; and in a recent poll of Italian football fans, they voted him the greatest foreign player ever to play in their league, ahead of Maradona and Platini. He was equally adept...
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