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.
Not sure how you think that the sell on clause is complicating things, seeing as everyone was aware of it going into discussions.
Daveys **** mate(Quote)