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| mawspurs - 30-07-2010, 07:55 AM |
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Source: Sun FULHAM are sensationally taking legal action against Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards. They are accusing him of being involved in Peter Crouch's £9million move from Portsmouth to Spurs. SunSport understands the Premier League have carried out their own internal investigation into Fulham's amazing allegations and are satisfied Richards has done nothing wrong. But Fulham are so incensed at missing out on Crouch they have started legal proceedings. SunSport can exclusively reveal Fulham made a formal complaint to the Premier League after the England international joined Spurs for £9million in July last year. Fulham were convinced they had already sewn up an £11m deal. And they believe the situation only changed when Richards became involved. The fall-out has become so serious League chief executive Richard Scudamore e-mailed all 20 clubs this week to explain things. A source confirmed: "Fulham believed Crouch was theirs. They were staggered when he joined Spurs for £2m less than they offered." The Cottagers allege cash-strapped Portsmouth missed out on that extra money because of Richards' intervention. We understand Pompey were so desperate for money they plumped for Spurs' £9m up front rather than £11m in instalments from Fulham or Sunderland. Portsmouth had only just been taken over by Sulaiman Al Fahim when they bought Crouch. Richards had previously met the Arab businessman to explain the rules regarding ownership of a club. A League spokesman said last night: "We cannot make any comment on this matter as it is subject to a legal challenge." Fulham also declined to comment. |
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