WHAT IS GOING ON HERE THEN?

Last updated : 03 September 2003 By Editor
United, who have received £5m already from Real Madrid, were
due to be paid another £12m in equal instalments over the
next four years. However that has all changed and we will
now receive an £11m lump sum on Wednesday. That will boost
the amount to £16m, with a further £860’000 earned every
year for four years if Real qualify for the Champions League
and again if they make the quarter finals. According to our
calculations that puts the maximum fee for Beckham over four
years at £22’880’000.

Surely this could have been done better.