Hammers’ huge striker obstacle

West Ham face a major obstacle in their bid to sign Darwin Nunez from Benfica in the form of the clauses involved in any deal.

The Portuguese club signed Nunez for €24m, or around £20m, from Spanish club Almeria but agreed to pay them 20 per cent of any profit they received if they sold the forward  per O Jogo.

In addition to that, they have also agreed that his agents be paid 10% of any deal.

It means that a huge chunk of any deal is being siphoned away from Benfica’s bank accounts.

If he moves for a £50m fee, Benfica would owe 20% of £30m to Almeria, which equates to £6m. They’d also then owe 10% to his agents, which is £5m.

Missing out on over £11m is likely to hurt the Portuguese club and it may be a sign of why they’re demanding such high fees for the player.

It’s looking tricky!