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Manchester United will not have buy-back option in £1m deal to sell Ravel Morrison to West Ham
The controversial midfielder is in London to discuss personal terms over £20,000-a-week deal and undergo a medical as agents' demands hold up move
31 Jan 2012 12:27:00
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By Greg Stobart | Northern Correspondent
The proposed £1 million deal to take Ravel Morrison from Manchester United to West Ham will not include a buy-back option for the Old Trafford club, Goal.com understands.
United had been widely expected to push for an option to re-sign the controversial 18-year-old despite allowing him to leave the club with six months remaining on his contract.
But sources at Upton Park have told Goal.com that no such clause has been agreed between the clubs, who have agreed an initial £650,000 that could eventually rise to £1m.
Morrison, an attacking midfielder who has been one of the stars of the Old Trafford Academy, is currently in London to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms over a heavily incentivised contract that will start at around £20,000-a-week.
The fees being demanded by the two agents involved in the transfer is believed to be causing problems for West Ham but the Championship club expect to complete the move today.
United decided to sell Morrison this month after growing tired with the youngster’s attitude and off-field problems, despite his billing as the most talented player to emerge from club’s youth system since Paul Scholes.
While Morrison would be West Ham’s most eye-catching move on deadline day, Hammers manager Sam Allardyce wants to sign three players to boost his side’s promotion prospects.
Genoa striker Ze Eduardo has already undergone a medical while the Londoners are also looking for another striker and have held talks over a swoop for Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard.
The proposed £1 million deal to take Ravel Morrison from Manchester United to West Ham will not include a buy-back option for the Old Trafford club, Goal.com understands.
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United had been widely expected to push for an option to re-sign the controversial 18-year-old despite allowing him to leave the club with six months remaining on his contract.
But sources at Upton Park have told Goal.com that no such clause has been agreed between the clubs, who have agreed an initial £650,000 that could eventually rise to £1m.
Morrison, an attacking midfielder who has been one of the stars of the Old Trafford Academy, is currently in London to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms over a heavily incentivised contract that will start at around £20,000-a-week.
The fees being demanded by the two agents involved in the transfer is believed to be causing problems for West Ham but the Championship club expect to complete the move today.
United decided to sell Morrison this month after growing tired with the youngster’s attitude and off-field problems, despite his billing as the most talented player to emerge from club’s youth system since Paul Scholes.
While Morrison would be West Ham’s most eye-catching move on deadline day, Hammers manager Sam Allardyce wants to sign three players to boost his side’s promotion prospects.
Genoa striker Ze Eduardo has already undergone a medical while the Londoners are also looking for another striker and have held talks over a swoop for Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard.
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