So it turned out to be 18m with possible milestones of up to 23m....12 million less than many were shitting themselves over just a week ago.
Nah mate, Bournemouth have said that they took a reduced fee that doesn't reflect the true cost of the transfer.
"The transfer fee was undisclosed which means our cut will also remain undisclosed, but it was certainly not as simple as 25 per cent of any fee which has been reported by the press over the past few weeks.
"There were lots of small sacrifices that had to be made by all parties for the deal to happen, but I think each club involved, and the player himself, can be very happy with the final outcome."
Sadly small clubs usually end up getting less than they should from these deals as "something is still better than nothing."
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