As reported by the Northern Echo, Newcastle United’s potential move for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford is being hampered by Manchester City’s sell-on clause.
Trafford only joined Burnley last summer for a fee in the region of £19m, but their recent relegation means that the young shot-stopper is now looking for a move back to the Premier League, and Newcastle are in pole position.
One big problem, however, is that Man City have a 20% sell-on clause, meaning a chunk of Newcastle’s offer will be heading to the Etihad. As a result, Burnley rejected our opening bid in the region of £16m, which was thought to be made up of a series of clauses.
Instead, the Championship club are hoping to get £20m back for the 21-year-old and what the vast majority of that fee to be paid up front, which is causing issues for Newcastle given large parts of our £16m bid contained staggered payments and clauses.
However, it’s understood that Newcastle are still confident that they can get this deal done ahead of their pre-season training, with new goalkeepers on the agenda now Martin Dubravka is expected to follow Loris Karius out of the exit door.
Source link : https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/06/20/newcastle-move-complicated-by-20-clause-after-transfer-talks-report/
Author : Andrew Reynolds
Publish date : 2024-06-20 10:25:12
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