Eintracht Frankfurt have paid Leeds United €500,000 to secure defender Robin Koch on loan this summer, despite reports he had left Elland Road on a free.
BILD, though, say that according to their information, Eintracht have actually paid around €500,000 for the loan and had to 'take over' the defender's salary from Leeds as well.
Why they would pay such a figure for a loan, particularly when Koch's contract expires next summer, isn't made clear but our suggestion would be that they have paid the figure to secure his long-term future and avoid a fight next summer when his deal expires.
http://sportwitness.co.uk/leeds-earn-e500000-transfer-deal-despite-free-claims-club-may-paid-avoid-future-issues/
BILD, though, say that according to their information, Eintracht have actually paid around €500,000 for the loan and had to 'take over' the defender's salary from Leeds as well.
Why they would pay such a figure for a loan, particularly when Koch's contract expires next summer, isn't made clear but our suggestion would be that they have paid the figure to secure his long-term future and avoid a fight next summer when his deal expires.
http://sportwitness.co.uk/leeds-earn-e500000-transfer-deal-despite-free-claims-club-may-paid-avoid-future-issues/