Esoterica
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Here you go Stupot. Unfortunately never got anywhere near the 1 million I suspect as he is now playing for Kilmarnock!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tope_Obadeyi
September 11, 2006: [h=3]Bolton Wanderers may cough up £1 million for Coventry City teenager Temitope Obadeyi[/h] Promising 16-year-old striker Obadeyi made his debut for Sky Blues reserves against Tottenham last season. But he has now signed for Bolton Wanderers after the two clubs reached an "amicable" agreement.
City's hands were forced by the Birmingham-born player, who has been at the club since the tender age of eleven, after he exercised his right not to accept the scholarship he had been offered at the end of last season.
The Sky Blues negotiated a sizeable compensation package which sees City get staged payments, starting with 150,000 up front, and rising to 1million if the player goes on to represent England.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tope_Obadeyi
September 11, 2006: [h=3]Bolton Wanderers may cough up £1 million for Coventry City teenager Temitope Obadeyi[/h] Promising 16-year-old striker Obadeyi made his debut for Sky Blues reserves against Tottenham last season. But he has now signed for Bolton Wanderers after the two clubs reached an "amicable" agreement.
City's hands were forced by the Birmingham-born player, who has been at the club since the tender age of eleven, after he exercised his right not to accept the scholarship he had been offered at the end of last season.
The Sky Blues negotiated a sizeable compensation package which sees City get staged payments, starting with 150,000 up front, and rising to 1million if the player goes on to represent England.