Former England striker and first British £1m player Trevor Francis has died aged 69.
Francis died at his home near Marbella in Spain on Monday morning, a spokesman for the family has confirmed.
The statement said: "Trevor Francis has died at the age of 69.
"He had a heart attack at his apartment in Spain this morning. On behalf of the family, this has come as a huge shock to everybody. We are all very upset. He was a legendary footballer but he was also an extremely nice person."
Born in Plymouth in 1954, Francis started his career at Birmingham City before becoming Britain's first £1m player when he joined Nottingham Forest in 1979.
Speaking about being the first £1m pound player in an interview back in 2019, Francis said: "I never realised at the time the significance of it.
"I smashed, literally smashed, the transfer record. Doubled it. It was just a magical figure - a million pounds. Paris Saint-Germain spent nearly £200m on Neymar, but I don't think it has the same magical appeal that £1m did.
"Do I feel proud of being the first £1m player? Absolutely."
Francis went on to score the winning goal in the 1979 European Cup final as Forest beat Malmo1-0 and was part of the squad when the club won the competition again the following year.
