West Ham are receiving a £3m loan fee from Aston Villa for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, a transfer source has exclsusively revealed to Claret & Hugh.
The former Hammer of the Year completed his move to Villa Park last week, with West Ham confirming the deal includes an obligation to make the transfer permanent should certain conditions be met.
C&H understands that Villa are paying £3m for the initial season-long loan.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has joined Aston Villa from West Ham on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.
Wan-Bissaka Deal Could Reach £21m
It has also been reported that the obligation to buy could add another £18m based upon Wan-Bissaka reaching a set number of appearances and starts for the Premier League club.
We are attempting to verify that second figure, but if accurate it would make the overall package worth £21m.
That would represent a significant profit on the £15.5m West Ham paid Manchester United for Wan-Bissaka in 2024, even more so on paper when factoring in two years of amortisation.
There had been some concern about the structure of the transfer after questions were raised over the conditions attached to Villa’s obligation to buy.
West Ham had initially wanted a package worth approximately £25m for the right-back, while Villa’s original straight-loan approach was rejected.
The clubs eventually reached an agreement after Villa improved the structure of the deal, with the obligation to buy changing the complexion of the transfer.
Wan-Bissaka’s agent is, of course, Will Salthouse of Unique Sports Management.
No Loan Fee For Füllkrug
The Wan-Bissaka agreement contrasts with the deal which saw Niclas Füllkrug return to Germany.
Füllkrug joined SV Werder Bremen on loan without a loan fee being paid to West Ham.
Instead, as reported when his return to Werder Bremen was being finalised, the German striker agreed to reduce his wages to facilitate the move, with West Ham unwilling to subsidise him playing in the Bundesliga.
At least with Wan-Bissaka, West Ham are receiving some money immediately and potentially considerably more next summer.
What are the conditions? M B is right. DicK Emery doesn’t want him long-term. We’ll have 3 mill and a want-away player back in the camp.
Emery and Bissaka a match made in hell.
Articles always focus on the transfer price and whether money was made or not. Wages are a key part of PSR. Wan-Bissaka was on 100k a week, Fullkrug on around 125k a week, Paqueta nearer 150k, move Tobido on and that’s another 80k, Guido was on 80k, Diouf on 50k. That little list is around 600k a week – that’s 30 million a year. There is a big a story in the evolution of the wage bill as the incoming transfer revenue we’ve been getting. There’s always talk that West Ham don’t have any money. I suspect that the financials, even with relegation, are now looking a lot tidier than you’d think.
Totally agree with Dudley that is exactly what PSR is about. The majority of fans have no knowledge of what clubs have to do regarding transfers. How often do we see fans saying the manager is to blame just go and get this player etc. The truth is financial restraints along with players not actually wanting to come to us Troy Parrot for example is a major problem
We won’t because if he plays regularly Emery will stop selecting him just before the conditions kick in