He was bought. There was a minimum fee clause in his contract.Originally Posted by pineapple stu
We probably are but I don't think it's completely out of the question.If Gary were to move to a Premiership team (like Charlton), and what with him being only 19 now and with three U-21 caps, including one as captain and one goal, I wonder are we getting ahead of ourselves talking about compensation for Gaz getting a senior cap?
To put that in context though, that would be a record sum for a transfer fee from the EL, never mind money for a transfer with nothing to do with us.That percentage of subsequent sales is actually very very small. Imagine Gary scoring the winning goal for Charlton in the FA Cup Final against Chelsea, who subsequently buy him for £17m - we'd still only get £17m * 5% * 20% = £170k. Though I suppose it's better than a kick in the teeth, which is what we'd have gotten under the old rules.
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