Sakho financial package brings boardroom smiles

The Irons top brass deserve to be giving themselves some hefty slaps on the back after watching Diafra Sakho start his season with four goals from four starts.

For they put a truly top class deal together when finally deciding to offer the former Metz striker a permanent deal at the club.

And after his storming start to the campaign, the financials involved are looking very good indeed.

It now seems astonishing that the deal nearly broke down when the club tried to change it from a permanent to loan deal but it’s now a very clever package from our point of view

Co-chairman David Sullivan is the man who put the deals together and he finally agreed a fee of £3.5 million with add-ons.

And ClaretandHugh has discovered exclusively from club insiders that the add ons were all based on appearance  with the money only rising to £7 million after 130 games – or in around three to four seasons!

And additionally the French outfit won’t receive another penny until the player has made a minimum  of 35 appearances.

After their shocking luck with Modibo Maiga and injury-stricken Andy Carroll, the board finally has an investment to bring a smile to their faces.