After a long drawn out legal battle, West Ham will finally be getting the transfer money they have been due for the last three years from Italian side Brescia for former striker Alessandro Diamanti.
The Serie B outfit signed Diamanti, who scored the winning penalty in the European Championships quarter final shootout against England last summer, for a bargain £2m and agreed a deal with the Irons to pay the transfer fee in instalments. The issue was complicated by the Italy international's subsequent move to Bologna, and the clause inserted in the original deal by the Hammers relating to a sell-on fee.
However, when no money was forthcoming, a year down the line, West Ham co-chairman David Gold stated the club's intentions to 'sue Brescia for the money.'
Gold revealed in February that the club had received the first payment of £200k, with more to be expected, and yesterday tweeted that 'the money for Diamanti is now coming in in [sic] instalments and is guaranteed by the Italian FA.'
By Alex Shilling, News Editor
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