Source: Daily_Mail
Tevez twist: Rivals wants a slice of Blades' £25m compensation
Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion and Preston are understood to have taken legal advice about launching a compensation claim against Sheffield United as the ramifications of the Carlos Tevez affair rumble on.
Leeds United chairman Ken Bates revealed yesterday that he is considering staking a claim for a £500,000 slice of the £25million West Ham have agreed to pay Sheffield United in compensation for their relegation two years ago.
Bates believes that he is entitled a windfall because three players he sold to the Sheffield club during the 2006-07 season - midfielder Matthew Kilgallon, striker Rob Hulse and Ian Bennett - had clauses written into their contracts entitling Leeds to bonus payments should their Yorkshire rivals have stayed in the top flight.
Using the same criteria, Sunderland West Bromwich and Preston are now considering following suit as the 'legal anarchy' predicted in yesterday's Sportsmail by West Ham chief executive Scott Duxbury appears to be gathering pace.
Preston sold defenders Chris Lucketti and Claude Davis to United in the summer of 2006, while West Bromwich transferred Geoff Horsfield and Sunderland striker Jon Stead moved to Bramall Lane in the January transfer window.
Former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock and several of his players are already seeking legal advice about launching a compensation claim against West Ham for loss of earnings as a result of the Blades' relegation on the last day of the season two years ago.
