Luis Figo once found himself at the centre of one of the most controversial transfers football had ever seen, and a remarkable agreement that took him from Barcelona to Real Madrid is set to become the subject of a Netflix documentary. El Caso Figo, or The Figo Affair, will offer unique insight into how a stunning deal was done and why it caused such a fuss.

Back in July 2000, with Portugal international winger Figo having spent five years at Barcelona, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez agreed to trigger a buyout clause that existed in a contract completed by their fiercest rivals.

Los Blancos made it known that they would be willing to pay €62 million – a world record fee at the time – for a proven player in La Liga that they believed could make a huge contribution at Santiago Bernabeu.

Barca supporters felt betrayed by a player they had welcomed into their hearts, as he crossed a fierce Clasico divide in Spanish football, and Figo quickly morphed from hero to villain in the eyes of those at Camp Nou.

He was mercilessly taunted during any game against Barca, with a first return to Catalunya in October 2000 seeing Figo become a target for banners and missiles from the stands.

His most infamous retracing of steps to Barcelona came a year later, though, in November 2002 when, as projectiles once again rained down on him from the terraces, a pig’s head was thrown in his direction as he prepared to take a corner.

Twenty years after a transfer that shocked the entire world, Netflix has access to the men who made the transfer possible and have cast them in pivotal roles in a gripping sports soap opera.

The documentary will also dive into the business of backroom deals, a conflict shaped by a wide cultural gap and, of course, that pig's head.

Beginning on August 25, 2022, Netflix will start streaming The Figo Affair. Despite being in Spanish, it will have subtitles and be available to a worldwide audience.