Chris Waddle arrived in Marseille in July 1989 after a £4.5 million move from Tottenham Hotspur. It was a British and French Transfer record and the third highest transfer fee ever at the time. Only Ruud Gullit (6M PSV Eindhoven to AC Milan) and Diego Maradona (6.9M Barcelona to Napoli) were more expensive. Flamboyant Club President Bernard Tapie came across Waddle when watching a Tottenham game with a view to buying striker Paul Walsh. Walsh was quickly dismissed as a potent