That outlay - made by then manager Jimmy Nicholl - was the only transfer fee Lennon commanded despite switching clubs a further six times over the next 15 years.
Tevez demanded transfer most likely due to the fact Mancini being a poor man-manager, as his compatriot like Zanetti and Cambiasso would have told him what kind of man Mancini is.
Pericard is the first signing in the January transfer window for manager Danny Wilson but faces competition for a place in the line-up from in-form forwards Charlie Austin and Billy Paynter.
Dobbie signed for the Swans last summer on a free transfer from Queen of the South - where he scored 47 goals in 83 appearances - before then-manager Roberto Martinez quit the club for Wigan Athletic.
But with significant investment not forthcoming and issues over funding for a new stadium in Stanley Park and providing a substantial transfer budget for manager Rafael Benitez becoming increasingly significant, the Americans have decided their best option is to sell up - a move they say has the "full support of the existing bankers".