Eunan O'Kane's move to AFC Bournemouth has taken the income made in the transfer market by Torquay United manager Martin Ling during the close season above the £500,000 mark.
The Cherries paid £175,000, which, added to the £380,000 received from the sales of Bobby Olejnik and Mark Ellis to Peterborough United and Crewe Alexandra, takes the monies received by the Gulls in the summer of 2012 to £550,000.
It also lifts the total fees received by Torquay since Ling's arrival to £655,000, which includes the sales last season of Chris Zebroski, Billy Kee and Chris Robertson.
The only fee spent by Ling to date is the £70,000 paid to Swindon Town for Billy Bodin, which was made possible following a donation of £50,000 from a mystery fan.
All transfer fees received by Torquay United since Martin Ling's appointment as manager:
July 2011 Chris Zebroski to Bristol Rovers £40,000
August 2011 Billy Kee to Burton Albion £15,000
January 2012 Chris Robertson to Preston North End £60,000
June 2012 Bobby Olejnik to Peterborough United £300,000
June 2012 Mark Ellis to Crewe Alexandra £80,000
July 2012 Eunan O'Kane to AFC Bournemouth £175,000
Total fees received: £655,000
Footnote: The Torquay United manager who has made the most money in the transfer market is Wes Saunders who received £1.5million from player sales during his reign as manager from 1998 to 2001.
