The Under-20 World Cup winner will make the switch to
Anfield on July 1, with the PFCC expected to rule on
the
amount the Blues should get for him
Chelsea’s intention of receiving a record upfront training
compensation fee from Liverpool for Dominic Solanke is unlikely to materialise
if the matter goes to a tribunal.
The Premier
League champions want in excess of £10 million for the 19-year-old, who will
join the Merseysiders on July 1, following the expiration of his terms at
Stamford Bridge.
They are entitled to a fee for their development of the gifted
forward despite his status as a free agent, as he is under 24.
Such an
amount would eclipse the £6.5m Liverpool were ordered to pay Burnley for Danny
Ings in April last year, with the record ruling also including a further £1.5m
in contingencies and a 20 per cent sell-on clause.
Chelsea were
involved in the previous highest decision when they had to compensate
Manchester City for Daniel Sturridge, with £3.5m upfront plus £3m in add-ons
and a 15% sell-on clause in January 2010.
Should Antonio Conte’s side and Liverpool not be able to settle
on an agreement for Solanke, which is expected as the latter feel £3m is a more
accurate figure, the Professional Football Compensation Committee will again be
called into action.
The Basingstoke-born talent bagged four goals as England won the
Under-20 World Cup, lifting the Golden Ball award in the process as the player
of the tournament.
His
performances at the showpiece competition are a major factor behind
Chelsea’s belief they should receive a double-figure sum, but Liverpool will
counter such an argument with the fact that he has not been a consistent part
of their first-team set-up.
Football law
expert Daniel Geey,
a partner in the Sports Group at Sheridans, has explained to Reporters in detail how the case would work if
it is put before the PFCC
Based on the above, with Solanke being 19 (turning 20 in
September), factors like the transfer involving two Premier League clubs, the
player having been developed at Chelsea for a significant period of time,
playing 25 games for Vitesse on loan in 2015-16, being a substitute in a
Champions League game making him the youngest player to debut for the Blues in
the competition, plus his displays at the Under-20 World Cup will all be put
forward as reasons why the compensation amount should be on the higher end of
the established scale.
Liverpool would argue, however, that he has rarely been part of
Chelsea’s first team - especially in the last year when returning from Vitesse.
All this would then point to a player with great potential, but someone who is
not currently at elite Premier League level (when compared to previous high
compensation awards for Sturridge and Ings).
As such, the Reds would submit that because Solanke has not been
ready to perform consistently in England’s top flight, it would be premature
for the PFCC to award a significant initial compensation amount.
Past practice has been to ‘back-load’ any potential compensation
with a small set figure award, coupled with appropriate performance-related
payments (according to Premier League and international appearances, goals etc)
alongside a sell-on fee should the player be sold at a profit at any point in
the future.
WHAT WOULD BE A LIKELY
OUTCOME?
It would seem unlikely that the PFCC would award an upfront
compensation figure of more than that awarded to Burnley for Ings, but much
will depend on the specific factors in this case like the contracts offered to
him by both clubs (to assess how much they value him at) and, for example,
specific interest shown by other clubs like Celtic and Red Bulll Leipzig, as
has been repo
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