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If the Telegraph are to be believed (and I don't see any reason why not) then the details of West Ham's Tevez and Mascherano deal are as follows:
- The deal was a free transfer from Corinthians to West Ham, although West Ham paid around £5 million in agents' fees.
- A clause in the contract specifies that West Ham have to sell if a bid comes in at any time in the next five years.
- The transfer met Fifa regulations and the players are on normal West Ham salaries.
- Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili 'owns' 100 per cent of Tevez and 50 per cent of Mascherano, the other half being 'owned' by Globo, the Brazilian television company.
- Patarkatsishvili has described the West Ham deal as "rental", though a five-year lease would be more accurate.
Seems the best hope of Tevez and Mascherano staying at West Ham is if the suggested takeover by Middle Eastern billionaires takes place, giving the club enough clout to purchase the players outright. Otherwise I don't see them sticking around too long.
7 Responses
John on 08-09-2006 at 3:31 pm
So West Ham spent £5m in agents fees, and have to sell if any bid comes in over the next 5 years. So if a bid comes in on 5th Jan, WHam sell for lets say £20m each.
And all of this goes to the owners, nothing to west ham????
Hardly likely is it?
The telegraph article is pure speculation. Far more likely that West Ham have some form of equity share in these players.
daryl on 08-09-2006 at 3:44 pm
I honestly hope you’re right John, because if the situation is as the Telegraph say it is, then West Ham could be left high and dry.
Rich WHUFC on 08-09-2006 at 3:58 pm
bid of a min amount more like (some have quoted it as £30M)
rich on 08-09-2006 at 5:23 pm
Unbelieveable!! i’ve had it up to here with the paper crap, what the fuck do they no, the details of the transfer are undisclosed, so the fuck do they know!! idiots
Stveve on 08-09-2006 at 7:42 pm
Fuck u off telegraph agent u don’t now Fucl all about the deal scum the Spurs
whufan on 09-09-2006 at 3:37 am
The details of the deal are known by the club west ham and the other unknown party, or whatever!
Kia has quoted the deal for tevez and mascherano is a permanent deal!
Therefor, “RENTAL WITH LEASE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IF ANOTHER CLUB BIDS IS NOT PERMANENT IS IT!!”
Also they have signed FOUR YEAR CONTRACTS, NOT FIVE!!
Its all crap in papers, just gotta write some crap to sell em, well, well done but you aint fooling me!!
All you got to remember is it is a mystery at the moment to how the deal was processed by concerning tevez and mascherano, they have moved to west ham on a permanent deal just like any other football transfer and contract on a four year deal!
So telegraph why dont you write about someone else, this west ham deal is old news mate, Pardew cleared this up in the press conference, so bike it pricks!!
admin on 09-09-2006 at 5:51 am
I agree mostly whufan, but – no disrespect meant – why would two highly rated international footballers, sign for a club that may not even get into europe this season (or after that infact)… I doubt even pardew fully understands the deal… I guess the best people can come up with is this ‘settling into the prem till a ‘bigger club’ comes along’ comment, that is circling around at the moment… This must be a really frustrating time for you whu fans… Best to leave the speculation to the papers…