As you might have guessed, a move from West Ham United to the Saudi Pro League and Al Hilal will do no harm to Crysencio Summerville’s bank balance.
The Dutch international is set to join Al-Hilal for nearly £70 million, following a breakthrough in talks on Wednesday and a dramatic hijacking of AS Roma.
Summerville will become the second-biggest Saudi signing – only Neymar will remain ahead of him on the podium – while West Ham United are due to earn a colossal profit on a winger who had a £50 million release clause in his contract.
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As you might imagine, it is not only the Hammers who will benefit financially from Crysencio Summerville’s impending switch to the Middle East.
West Ham United’s Crysencio Summerville set for massive pay rise
According to reports, via Football Italia, Al Hilal are offering Summerville around £13 million per season, across a four-year deal.
This works out at a staggering £245,000-a-week. If the claims are correct about Summerville earning £45,000-a-week in East London, the former Leeds winger is set to see his pay rise by £200,000 every seven days.
If you were wondering why Summerville is turning his back on Champions League football at the iconic Stadio Olimpico, why he is not holding out for offers from the Premier League amid reported interest from Man United and Aston Villa, well, there are probably 250,000 reasons…
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