Leeds United have requested strict confidentiality from West Ham over the switch payment they paid for Crysencio Summerville, in accordance with stories.
After a lot hypothesis about his future, Summerville — who notched 19 objectives and 9 assists in 43 Championship appearances final season — accomplished a transfer to West Ham earlier this week.
The switch payment for Summerville was undisclosed, however BBC Sport reported that West Ham paid £25m plus add-ons for the Netherlands youth worldwide.
Florian Plettenberg additionally reported a £20-25m payment simply previous to the deal being introduced, together with his put up on X drawing indignant responses from Leeds supporters, who felt their membership had offered a key help cheaply.
@lufc I hope they have this payment mistaken as a result of that’s daylight theft if not!
— Kimberley ? (@Kimmi_Lee) August 3, 2024
And now, seemingly in a bid to spare their blushes, Leeds have requested West Ham to maintain the small print of the Summerville switch ‘strictly confidential’, in accordance with Hammers Insider Sean Whetstone — posting from his ‘West Ham Soccer’ X account.
Whetstone additionally states that West Ham have agreed to honour that request, regardless of many outstanding journalists already confirming the switch payment they paid for Summerville.
Leeds United have requested for the switch payment for Crysencio Summerville to be strictly confidential and West Ham have promised to honour that request. pic.twitter.com/yHdb3CyUUd
— West Ham Soccer (@westhamfootball) August 3, 2024
Summerville is simply the most recent in a bunch of main outgoings for Leeds United, who’ve additionally offered Archie Grey (Tottenham Hotspur), Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth) and Glen Kamara (Rennes) for giant charges.
