Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin is looking to arrange a meeting with Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy to discuss a transfer fee being paid for Manor Solomon.
Tottenham pulled off something of a surprise earlier this summer when they snapped up Israeli attacker Solomon on a free transfer.
The player, previously contracted to Shakhtar Donetsk, was given dispensation by FIFA to join Spurs for nothing due to the Annex 7 amendment.
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Due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the suspension of any footballing activity in the country, the amendment allows players contracted to Ukrainian clubs to move on without the need for a transfer fee.
Tottenham took advantage of this by signing Solomon, who had just come off the back of an impressive loan spell with Fulham during the 2022/23 campaign.
The 23-year-old was contracted until December 31, 2023, but was able to terminate that contract and join Spurs this summer.
Shakhtar executive hopes Spurs will compensate
It has previously been reported that Shakhtar were expecting Tottenham to pay them a small amount of compensation for the acquisition of Solomon (The Guardian).
Now, Shakhtar chief executive Sergei Palkin has told the Evening Standard about plans for a meeting to discuss this fee: “We are sure Tottenham executives understand that Shakhtar invested significant money in the Solomon transfer, investment that Ukrainian clubs in our difficult position, simply cannot afford to lose.
“We hope we will have a meeting with Tottenham representatives on the eve of our friendly match and in good faith we will find a solution to the Manor Solomon issue. The solution should satisfy both sides.
“We are not trying to receive some kind of profit. We need just to cover everything that we lost, and that’s it. I believe that we will find a solution, an amicable solution, to have all parties happy.”
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It would be pretty unreasonable of Spurs not to arrange fair compensation for the money Shakhtar have lost here through no fault of their own. I firmly expect Levy to make this happen ahead of the friendly match between the two sides next week.
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