Spurs could land impressive £17m transfer windfall as shrewd sell-on fee strategy looks set to pay off

Tottenham Hotspur have been one of the few Premier League clubs to actually make some positive moves on the winter transfer window as they bolster their squad for the second half of this already thrilling season.

Spurs are currently fifth in the Premier League table but gaining on those above them in contention for the title. Ange Postecoglou's side are three points outside the Champions League spots and eight adrift from Liverpool at the top of the tree.

Alongside their signings of Timo Werner and Radu Drăgușin, Spurs have also sent both Ivan Perišić and Djed Spence out on loan to alleviate their wage bill. They could also be in for an extra windfall as former academy product Marcus Edwards is being scouted by league rivals Manchester United.

Edwards left the club in 2019 and despite making just one senior appearance, he could land them a handsome payout. Tottenham sold the winger to Vitória de Guimarães for a small fee of about £1 million, but placed a 50 percent sell-on clause into the deal. However, when the Portuguese side sold Edwards on to rivals Sporting CP in 2022, Spurs renegotiated this clause, which could prove to have been a very smart decision.

The 50 percent is now active for a future move, but after Spurs signed Pedro Porro last January, they waived 15 percent in order to get the deal over the line, taking their sell-on rights to 35 percent. So, according to football.london's calculations, Spurs could land as much as £17 million for the player, if United, or any other interested party, meet his reported £50 million release clause.

The money owed to Spurs will come from the profit made, rather than the overall transfer figure, so 35 percent of £48.75 million would be due, delivering a very respectable £17 million to the Premier League side. This is a best case scenario of course — a fee of around £30 million has been mentioned to be enough to convince Sporting to cash in. Football.london, using a figure of £35 million, have worked out that Spurs would be due £11 million.