Sweeney fee set

Last updated : 07 September 2005 By Neil Andrews
Peter Sweeney
Sweeney: £150k
After considering the arguments of both sides for just under two days, a Football League Transfer Tribunal has today ruled that Stoke City must pay Millwall an initial fee of £150,000 for winger Peter Sweeney.

The tribunal also decided that the Potters must pay a further £100,000 - dependent on Sweeney's appearances for the Staffordshire side - plus another £25,000 should the player win a full Scotland cap. The Lions are also entitled to 15% sell-on clause.

The fee was much less than Millwall expected. After interest from several Premiership clubs last season, The Lions had valued the players at around the £1 million mark. However, the tribunal seems to have decided in favour of Stoke, who argued that the club only offered Sweeney a contract after their interest in the player was revealed.