Will Buckley fee

[AZ Gull]

According to The Weasel on the new NSC blog site, in this piece, the initial fee Albion paid for Will Buckley was actually less than 900k, rather than the 1million that was widely announced (both Watford and Albion reported it was a million).

Assuming this is correct, why would both clubs collude in reporting an incorrect fee? Albion emphasised last season that they didn't have one of the biggest budgets in League One, and Gus has already claimed the budget will be in the bottom half of clubs this coming season, so why report an inflated fee here?

It doesn't make much sense to me.

 

[The_Viper]

Probably the total of the fee. Like 750k then anoth 250k after 30 apps or something, so they put a million?

 

[Kazenga <3]

with add ons it will come to 1 million I suspect

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Perhaps the total value of the deal went to £1m Inc the agents fees, relocation payment, etc? My understanding is that The Weasel is correct on the actual fee paid to Watford. I was told £875k.