Clint Dempsey becomes highest paid soccer player in the history of U.S
Clint
Dempsey will become the highest-paid American soccer player in history
after sealing a blockbuster transfer to leading English Premier League
side Tottenham Hotspur, Goal.com reported.
The United States national team forward completed a switch from his previous club Fulham with just minutes left before European soccer’s trade deadline expired after agreeing to a contract worth an estimated $22.2 million over three years.
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The terms of EPL contracts are not made public, but a source close to the deal confirmed that Dempsey is committed to Tottenham until 2015, with Fulham receiving a transfer fee of $9.6 million as compensation for losing its biggest star.
Brad Friedel was previously the highest-paid American, with the goalkeeper having earned $6.59 million per season since he joined Tottenham last year.
Friday’s deal brought to an end a transfer saga that had rumbled on for most of the summer off-season, with Liverpool the strongest contender for Dempsey’s signature for much of that time. Fulham even put in an official complaint about Liverpool’s conduct after a story appeared on a club-related website insisting a move was imminent.
Another EPL team, Aston Villa, also got involved in the action, having an $11 million offer accepted by Fulham, before Dempsey quashed that deal by refusing to move to the Birmingham-based club. Read More
The United States national team forward completed a switch from his previous club Fulham with just minutes left before European soccer’s trade deadline expired after agreeing to a contract worth an estimated $22.2 million over three years.
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The terms of EPL contracts are not made public, but a source close to the deal confirmed that Dempsey is committed to Tottenham until 2015, with Fulham receiving a transfer fee of $9.6 million as compensation for losing its biggest star.
Brad Friedel was previously the highest-paid American, with the goalkeeper having earned $6.59 million per season since he joined Tottenham last year.
Friday’s deal brought to an end a transfer saga that had rumbled on for most of the summer off-season, with Liverpool the strongest contender for Dempsey’s signature for much of that time. Fulham even put in an official complaint about Liverpool’s conduct after a story appeared on a club-related website insisting a move was imminent.
Another EPL team, Aston Villa, also got involved in the action, having an $11 million offer accepted by Fulham, before Dempsey quashed that deal by refusing to move to the Birmingham-based club. Read More
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