Chelsea paid agent fees of around £7 million on top of the initial £15 million fee for Ross Barkley, according to The Times.
Tottenham were heavily linked with Barkley in the summer, but Mauricio Pochettino is believed to prefer other targets this month – that is apparently why Spurs gave Chelsea a free run at the midfielder.
Of course, that might not be the full story. Including agent fees, Chelsea ended up paying £22 million for Barkley, whose Everton contract was set to expire this summer.
If Spurs were still in for the 24-year-old earlier this month, Daniel Levy likely balked at those figures.
Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes continues to be touted as a potential alternative.
we have had our fair share of fragile players lately i think we dodged a bullet with that one
The 7mill agent fee,if true,is a good enough reason for me to go elsewhere so well done to Levy.
We need Wilfred Zaha asap,no brainer ?
have to be careful we don’t wanna do a Leeds or portsmouth
That one’s collected cobwebs !!!
We need 2 midfield enforcers. Dier is Dier. Victor will take time to come back. Also a new striker plus 1 new left back. Sell Rose. Goodness me we need a new team.
Not as badly as Arseanal needs a new team….lol.
Clive ur a belter