OK, apart from transfer price and add-ons, there's the wonderful sell-on clause, which can give clubs a share of a player's increased value. The latest speculation on Gareth Bale is that Spurs won't be able to turn down a £35M bid from Barcelona for him. Now, [1] someone tell me what our sell-on percentage was for the lad, if any, and [2] remind/tell me about Walcott, OXO, Kenwyne Jones, and other biggish money departures Saints have had in the years since the Premier League. Cheers
I think Mr Lowe may have negotiated a deal with Spurs to get some money up front while forfeiting the sell on clause. Not sure about Walcott but I think Jones was a flat up front fee. When is Walcott's contract up at Arsenal, can he leave for free this summer?
If we reach Premier League and Walcott realises that Wenger is a cr@p manager, then maybe we should put in a cheeky contract offer His contract is up next summer
By all accounts, it was Lowe who sold-off Bale's sell-on clause and Crouch who sold-off Walcott's sell-on clause. http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/96593-Theo-sell-on-clause?highlight=sell-on clause
It gets worse... we didn't just sensibly take cash for forfeiting Bale's sell on clause, we took Spurs up on the amazing opportunity of taking Forecast permanently!! Classic Lowe! Tw*t