Lyle Foster joins Burnley. Image via @VitoriaSC1922
Former Orlando Pirates striker Lyle Foster nearly bagged millions for the Soweto giants. Here’s how they missed out.
Lyle Foster joins Burnley. Image via @VitoriaSC1922
So former Orlando Pirates striker Lyle Foster has moved to English Championship side Burnely from Belgian side Westerlo. The Sea Robbers could have earned a cut from what was a South African record transfer fee.
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As The South African website previously reported, the 22-year-old moved from Westerlo to Burnely for R187.7 million, which has since risen to R210 million.
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According to FIFA rules, a club that developed a player that is under the age of 23 is due payment for every international transfer.
Unfortunately for Pirates, the Soweto giants waivered their share when the Johannesburg-born star was sold to AC Monaco in January 2019 for R20 million.
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The report was confirmed by Soccer Laduma, as shared by @RealTshemedi via Twitter.
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