Day Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 DERBY County will not receive a windfall from Tottenham Hotspur after Tom Huddlestone made his senior international debut for England. The 22-year-old, who came through the ranks at Derby, was used as a late substitute in Saturday's defeat by Brazil in Qatar. But the midfielder had to make three appearances for the England senior side by a date in 2008 for Derby to cash in on the England clause inserted in the deal that took Huddlesstone to Tottenham Hotspur in 2005. Huddlestone (pictured) was sold as the Rams looked to raise cash. He signed a pre-contract agreement with Tottenham in January 2005 and completed his move to White Hart Lane in the summer. Derby received an initial fee of around £650,000. The deal was reported to be worth up to £2.5m with what the board at the time described as "realistic" additional payments based on appearances. Full details of the deal never emerged due to a confidentiality clause and the arrival at Pride Park of forward Mounir El Hamdaoui seemed to affect the add-on payments. Derby signed El Hamdaoui on loan from Tottenham in September 2005 when Phil Brown was manager and the player returned for a second stint in February 2006. There was a dispute between Derby and Tottenham in 2006/7 over the add-ons in the Huddlestone deal. Tottenham claimed they were owed money by Derby in relation to payments on El Hamdaoui's temporary transfer 12 months earlier. It was just one of a number of issues outstanding when the consortium of local businessmen, led by Peter Gadsby, rescued the club in April 2006. Derby still have a sell-on clause for Huddlestone, believed to be 15 per cent. http://www.therams.co.uk/news/extra-cash-Rams-Huddlestone-makes-England-senior-debut/article-1516408-detail/article.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 well done the amigos :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I'm really not that surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 atleast we have the sell on clause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 atleast we have the sell on clause If he sells for £10m which is realistically possible, then we'll get £1.5m from him. Still peanuts though when it was our club that made the player he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Just rub it in, El Hamdaoui was the Dutch league top scorer last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 If he sells for £10m which is realistically possible, then we'll get £1.5m from him. Still peanuts though when it was our club that made the player he was. I know just the man that would pay that. http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2009/01/14/rafael_benitez_wideweb__470x320,0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I know just the man that would pay that. Benitez would pay £20m for him. Ferguson would blame him for not winning the title. Wenger would groom him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 He aint got much hair, not sure what Wenger could do to it, unless he shaved some squiggly lines into the back and sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 He's the new Glen Hoddle, That's got to be worth £30 million.:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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