The sale of Victor Wanyama to Club Brugge is becoming an interesting tale full of twists and turns.
Two days ago, we covered a report from Soccer Link explaining the midfielder was edging closer towards joining the Jupiler Pro League side.
This was followed by an update from Het Belang van Limburg who claimed Spurs were demanding a fee of around €12-15m and there was a belief at Brugge a deal for the Kenya international could be concluded.
Fast forward to Friday, and today’s edition of HBVL now claims the two clubs have already reached an ‘agreement’ for the transfer. The Belgian side will pay €10m plus an additional €5m in bonuses.
The first important step of the operation has been completed and they now have to move to the second step, which is to ‘find a deal’ with the 28-year-old.
HBVL explain there will only be a breakthrough in negotiating personal terms if Brugge qualify for the Champions League group stages. Should they achieve it, an additional €25m will be added to overall income.
Brugge have a 1-0 lead over Austrian side LASK and the return leg will be played in Belgium next week.
A berth in the Europe’s elite competition is important for Brugge to convince Wanyama to join them.
However, over at Het Laatste Nieuws, the information is very, and we mean very, very different.
The Belgian newspaper make it clear there is ‘no agreement’ between Tottenham and Club Brugge, with both clubs ‘strongly denying’ any claims to the contrary.
It’s explained the two sides will ‘continue to talk’ in the coming days, as Spurs hope to get €12-13m for the 28-year-old, whereas the Belgians want to pay less.
Despite these negotiations, an agreement is not expected to be reached today or tomorrow, and even if there is, there’s no guarantee Club Brugge will be able to meet Wanyama’s wage demands, since he earns a lot more at Tottenham than they would be willing to pay him.
As HLN put it, the midfielder will need to ‘add water to the wine’ if he is to complete the move.
