Source: Eurosport
Turner sale not a financial necessity - Pearson
Hull executive chairman Adam Pearson has denied the cut-price sale of defender Michael Turner was for financial reasons.[LNB]Pearson has lifted the lid on the deal which saw Turner join Sunderland in August for what was described at the time as an undisclosed fee.[LNB]Tigers manager Phil Brown had previously valued Turner at around £12 million but it has been revealed the 25-year-old cost the Wearsiders just £4m. The deal does not include any add-ons based on performances with 33% of the £4m going to Turner's former clubs Brentford and Charlton.[LNB]The size of the fee has again raised questions about the necessity to balance the books but Pearson insists the club didn't have to sell, adding: "Under no circumstances was it a financial necessity to sell Michael Turner.[LNB]"I can only second guess what people were thinking but there was probably a feeling the player wanted to go and that was the best possible deal available for him.[LNB]"It's not incremental, the total amount of cash we will receive for Michael Turner is £2.8m. Those are the facts."
