After the club’s promotion from the second tier just in time for the formation of the Premier League in the summer of 1992, Blackburn Rovers’ owner Jack Walker did not hold back.
A boyhood fan of the club, Walker was determined to see his side lift the Premier League title for the first time since the 1930s, and he certainly showed that with his investment in the club.
In the wake of that return to the top-flight, Blackburn broke the British transfer record with the signing of Alan Shearer from Southampton in July 1992, for a reported £3.2million.
Others who would go on to play key roles for the club in the years to come, such as Stuart Ripley and Kevin Gallacher, would also join for fees over the value of £1million.
However, some signings would not reach that seven-figure mark, although that did not stop some of those from becoming vital figures in the success the club would go on to enjoy in that period.
The left-back joined Blackburn from Chelsea, having previously spent his whole senior career with the London club.
In that time, he had made 120 appearances in all competitions for the Blues, as they too had become an established Premier League side after promotion in 1989.
Blackburn paid £700,000 for the signing of Le Saux, a relatively small fee compared to those spent on the likes of Shearer, Gallacher, Ripley – and later Tim Flowers, David Batty, Paul Warhurst, and Chris Sutton – among others.
Nevertheless, the investment they did make in bringing the left-back to Lancashire from Stamford Bridge, proved to be a very smart one indeed.
Blackburn Rovers got a key title-winning component from Chelsea
Having completed his move to Ewood Park, Le Saux quickly became a regular on the left-hand side of defence for Rovers.
In his first full campaign for the club, the left-back missed just one league game for Blackburn, as they finished second in the Premier League in the 1993/94 season.
Of course, the following campaign would see the club memorably go one better, lifting the Premier League title at the end of a dramatic 1994/95 campaign.
