Shelbourne become first League of Ireland club to pay six-figure fee with signing of Cliftonville's Odhran Casey

"Shelbourne have become the first League of Ireland club to pay a six-figure fee for a player with the signing of Odhrán Casey from Cliftonville for a sum of around €104,000 (£90,000). The previous record was the €80,000 that Drogheda United paid Bray Wanderers to sign Eamon Zayed in 2006 and while Shamrock Rovers paid a decent fee for John McGovern that fell just short of that, Casey's move to Tolka Park raises the bar."

"Shelbourne have become the first League of Ireland club to pay a six-figure fee for a player with the signing of Odhrán Casey from Cliftonville for a sum of around €104,000 (£90,000). The previous record was the €80,000 that Drogheda United paid Bray Wanderers to sign Eamon Zayed in 2006 and while Shamrock Rovers paid a decent fee for John McGovern that fell just short of that, Casey's move to Tolka Park raises the bar."

Shelbourne became the first League of Ireland club to pay a six-figure transfer fee by signing Odhrán Casey from Cliftonville for around €104,000 (£90,000). The previous record fee in the league was €80,000, paid by Drogheda United to Bray Wanderers for Eamon Zayed in 2006. Shamrock Rovers had previously paid a sizable amount for John McGovern that narrowly missed the record. Casey's arrival at Tolka Park establishes a new high-water mark for domestic transfer spending and raises the overall valuation benchmark for future player moves within the League of Ireland.

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