- Aug 13, 2004
- 7,909
- 16,268
Dominic Fifield
Monday February 4, 2008
The Guardian
Portsmouth expect their Zimbabwe international Benjani Mwaruwari to complete his protracted transfer to Manchester City today but a swift deal appears to rest on the clubs agreeing a compromise fee for the striker.
Members of City's hierarchy, though not the manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, retain serious doubts as to whether the move for Benjani should be pursued, citing the results of a basic medical conducted on Thursday night as cause for concern. City were troubled by apparent damage to one of Benjani's knees and have since tried to renegotiate the fee for the 29-year-old. Portsmouth insist he was to be sold for £9m but City now suggest the fee should be nearer £7.6m and there are indications that they are willing to go to court if railroaded into a transfer they are not happy with. They argue that Benjani's late arrival in Manchester on deadline day prevented them from attending properly to every detail of the move.
The Premier League is willing to sanction the transfer this week on the basis that both clubs were intent on concluding a deal before the closure of the transfer window.
Portsmouth admitted yesterday that at present they have Jermain Defoe only on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. The delay in selling Benjani to City prompted Pompey to secure Defoe initially on a temporary basis to ensure his transfer was completed, albeit only minutes before Thursday's midnight deadline. They are intent on concluding a £9m club-record deal for the 25-year-old forward this week. "The Defoe transfer was done as an initial loan because of time restraints," said a Portsmouth spokesman. "The full documents will be signed and registered this week, and this is a standard method when you have little time." The club had hoped to use the money raised through Benjani's sale to pay for Defoe but now insist the deals are not reliant on each other.
so if both clubs are INTENT on having a transfer complete, doing it after the window is ok? :think:
then why bother having a deadline at all? it sounds like this could really be twisted to meet clubs wishes.
Monday February 4, 2008
The Guardian
Portsmouth expect their Zimbabwe international Benjani Mwaruwari to complete his protracted transfer to Manchester City today but a swift deal appears to rest on the clubs agreeing a compromise fee for the striker.
Members of City's hierarchy, though not the manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, retain serious doubts as to whether the move for Benjani should be pursued, citing the results of a basic medical conducted on Thursday night as cause for concern. City were troubled by apparent damage to one of Benjani's knees and have since tried to renegotiate the fee for the 29-year-old. Portsmouth insist he was to be sold for £9m but City now suggest the fee should be nearer £7.6m and there are indications that they are willing to go to court if railroaded into a transfer they are not happy with. They argue that Benjani's late arrival in Manchester on deadline day prevented them from attending properly to every detail of the move.
The Premier League is willing to sanction the transfer this week on the basis that both clubs were intent on concluding a deal before the closure of the transfer window.
Portsmouth admitted yesterday that at present they have Jermain Defoe only on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. The delay in selling Benjani to City prompted Pompey to secure Defoe initially on a temporary basis to ensure his transfer was completed, albeit only minutes before Thursday's midnight deadline. They are intent on concluding a £9m club-record deal for the 25-year-old forward this week. "The Defoe transfer was done as an initial loan because of time restraints," said a Portsmouth spokesman. "The full documents will be signed and registered this week, and this is a standard method when you have little time." The club had hoped to use the money raised through Benjani's sale to pay for Defoe but now insist the deals are not reliant on each other.
so if both clubs are INTENT on having a transfer complete, doing it after the window is ok? :think:
then why bother having a deadline at all? it sounds like this could really be twisted to meet clubs wishes.