Brentford’s deal with Feyenoord for Antoni Milambo hinged on the final details and an agreement on resale percentages.
That’s [according to Voetbal International](https://www.vi.nl/pro/waarom-antoni-milambo-per-se-naar-brentford-wilde-en-andere-updates), who report that Brentford and Feyenoord’s negotiation was delayed due to the finer details of the agreement.
Reports yesterday indicated that Brentford’s long and drawn-out pursuit of the 20-year-old was coming to a positive conclusion, with a deal finally struck to sign him from Feyenoord.
VI back that up, saying that the two clubs do had an agreement on the main points of the move for the midfielder for a while. But it was the finer details which held matters up for so long.
The two clubs ‘wrestled’ over the resale percentage that Feyenoord would retain on the midfielder. They finally struck an agreement on that front on Thursday.
Feyenoord had been reluctant to let the youngster go but Brentford’s offer of €20m plus €5m in bonuses proved too good to turn down. There is also the potential for future profit thanks to that resale percentage they spent so long negotiating on. The deal will be a record at Feyenoord for a player of Milambo’s age.
He had indicated he wanted to leave and the fact that Feyenoord have also signed Sam Steijn, the Eredivisie’s top goal scorer who plays int eh same position, factored into their thinking and led to them accepting Brentford’s offer.