West Ham to earn less from Mateus Fernandes sale as additional sell-on clause emerges

West Ham United’s relegation has meant their top stars look set to leave, with Mateus Fernandes at the fore of transfer interest.

The Portuguese midfielder has emerged as a star in the last Premier League season, resulting in top sides such as Manchester United chasing his signature.

The player who set West Ham back a total package of £42million (£38m plus £4m add-ons) is now valued at double that, according to the Hammers.

West Ham will not be undercharged for the 21-year-old, and the steep tag makes plenty of sense due to Southampton’s sell-on clause.

The clause means the Irons will not earn the full amount from a Fernandes transfer, and now another blow has emerged with details of a second clause that could go to his first club Sporting.

Why West Ham will lose more money out of their Mateus Fernandes sale

West Ham were already prepared to lose a decent chunk of the money from their sale of Fernandes due to the 15 per cent sell-on clause Southampton included in the deal.

However, that is not all of the money they are set to have to send to another side.

Due to FIFA’s solidarity mechanism, Sporting are entitled to a portion of the fee from Fernandes’ sale, as they trained the midfielder from the ages of 12 to 20.

According to A Bola, that percentage fee should lie around 3.5 per cent of the gross value West Ham receive.

Unfortunately, this payment can be handed more than once, meaning Fernandes’ transfer to West Ham from Southampton does not negate the clause.

Of course, with the Hammers needing to bring in plenty of cash through player sales, losing any amount of their fee is not an ideal situation to find themselves in.

How much will West Ham lose from Fernandes sale?

For theoretical purposes, let’s imagine that West Ham’s asking price of £80m is met.

That would leave Southampton entitled to £12m from the transfer fee, while Sporting would receive roughly £2.8m. 

Overall, from an £80m sale, the Hammers would only net £65.2m. That drop in price could be quite detrimental and could mean the Irons have to sell another one of their players to hit the reported £150m total they require.

West Ham would hope that is not the case, and they can sell as few players as possible in order to mount their comeback to the Premier League.