Sky sources understand FIFA is investigating the transfer of Netherlands goalkeeper Michel Vorm from Swansea to Tottenham after a formal complaint from his first club Utrecht. The Eredivisie side claimed they were due a 30% sell-on fee but Swansea sources say it was a free transfer and the Dutch club are not due any money.
at the time I belive it was a undisclosed fee, so it seems Swansea was not aware of the 30% sell on and have now come out and said it was a free transfer.
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Utrecht chairman: An undisclosed amount.
Swansea chairman: OK its a deal
Swansea chairman to his board: I got Vorm for free, he never asked for any money....
The reason they are logging their complaint is that they disagree with the 'package deal' that has been set up between Spurs and Swansea. They believe that at least a part of the financial agreement with Spurs should ve been attributed to Vorm because Vorm wasn't a free player and in using him and Davies in a swap deal with Sigurdsson and cash , he has value whereas Swansea have booked him as leaving with a value of 0.
It hasn't got anything to do with the initial agreement, Swansea isnt denying that the 30 % clause exist, they simply state that he was sold without a financial re compensation.
And there's not only the 30 % sell on fee, there's also the solidarity fee that has to be paid when players are transferred internationally to their clubs of origin from 11-18 (i think thats the age bracket but not completely sure).
Either way, they have a point in principle and accountancy wise because he did hold value to Spurs but that value cannot be proven nor estimated.
Fishy , yes - creative, its Levy - sanctions, nope
Not the first time this has happened with Spurs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/3132293.stm
Maybe both arms and a leg?
It was Swansea who agreed the 30% sell on with Utrecht and Swansea who are saying they received no money for Vorm so they don't have to pay Utrecht, Tottenham have not done anything except sign the player