07-20-2014, 11:34 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East London
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This could be something wicked...
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Full Story On Arsenal's Carvalho Bid, 30m Could Actually Be Accepted
20 July 2014
Sport Witness Football
Sporting Lisbon wanted William Carvalho to be one of the stars of the World Cup in Brazil and for that to lead to a queue of clubs ready to pay his buyout clause of 45m. That didn't happen, Carvalho wasn't a stand-out star in a poor Portuguese team, the lofty 45m was looking a more inflated figure than ever.
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The Portuguese newspaper explain, in the full version of their article which isn't on their website, that Sporting were happy to open negotiations with Arsenal at 30m. They make it sound like a deal could be done for around that figure and that Sporting have stopped clinging to the buyout clause of 45m so much.
The Problem was Arsenal's wish to pay the amount in two lots and that's what made Sporting say a deal wasn't happening. The Portuguese club only own 60% of Carvalho, say O Jogo, with the other 40% being owned by the Sporting Portugal Fund. Third party ownership is very common in Portugal and can sometimes make transfers difficult.
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