Crysencio Summerville will be sold by Leeds United to West Ham this week on an unexpectedly cheap £25 million first fee.
Archie Gray, who is set to depart the team in the beginning of July, is one of the Whites’ key players who will be sold starting in 23/24.
Crysencio Summerville, who excelled in the Championship as the finest player in the division, always appeared to be another possible departure.
Crysencio Summerville accepts a £25 million transfer to West Ham
There is a complete agreement between Leeds and West Ham for the transfer of Summerville this week, according to Fabrizio Romano. A physical is scheduled to begin this Thursday.
Leeds agreed to pay a base fee of £25 million plus add-ons for the Dutchman, which raised many concerns regarding the transfer fee. This amount was significantly less than the estimated £40 million asking price that had been stated earlier in the summer.
Summerville has personally consented to the relocation and is scheduled to travel to London at this writing in order to finalize the necessary paperwork.
New details on the Summerville agreement surface
The add-ons and stipulations that come with Leeds’ deal aim to lessen the blow, but the fee itself didn’t sit well with supporters when word of it leaked on Wednesday night.
Sean Whetstone of West Ham Football claims that there is a £5 million budget set aside for performance-based add-ons and another provision related to Summerville’s senior Netherlands debut:
Clauses could improve the agreement from Summerville.
It seems strange that we’ve taken such a low price for Summerville after selling Gray for such a high price, considering what the 49ers have been telling us over the last few weeks and months.
The fact that the greatest player in the division at age 22 gets sold for significantly less has nothing to do with it, but these stipulations could be very helpful to us.
It’s a pleasant windfall all around to know that if he plays well, he’s a lock to make the Netherlands team, not to mention the bonuses that come with it.
