Saha first came to the attention of the English football in January 1999 when he joined Newcastle United on a four-month loan from French side FC Metz.
The dreadlocked star was a lively forward, even if he did only managed to notch two goals in his 12 appearances for the Magpies. Newcastle decided not to sign the player on a permanent deal at the end of that season.
Returned to these shores in the summer of 2000 when Fulham boss Jean Tigana paid Metz £2,100,000 for the Paris-born star. Saha would spearhead Fulham's march to the First Division title with an outstanding 32 goals.
The step up to the Premiership was not as easy as some predicted for the player - despite scoring three goals in his first two games against Manchester United and Sunderland. He would only net a further six goals in the rest of the campaign.
Actually changed his hair style, or colour, more often than he scored goals that season!
Even so, by the start of the 2002/03 season he had a record of 41 goals in 92 appearances for the Craven Cottage club.
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