Sporting CP to report West Ham United to FIFA on William Carvalho transfer
Lisbon: Portuguese club Sporting CP is considering reporting to FIFA to take a legal action against Premier League outfit West Ham United for an illegal approach for their player William Carvalho. West Ham’s start to Premier League campaign has rather been a tough one.
Slaven Bilic's side has lost each of his first three games of the season and it appears that the Croatian manager in serious danger of being shown the exit door.
BREAKING: Sporting Lisbon to report West Ham to FIFA for alleged "illegal approaches" to William Carvalho, according to Sky sources #SSN pic.twitter.com/2qxXG8oUyz
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 7, 2017
Club owners of the London club, David Sullivan and David Gold, were labelled as "dildo brothers" by supporters. Sullivan claimed that the Portuguese midfielder was close to joining the Hammers on transfer deadline day following the collapse of William Carvalho's reported €35m transfer to the Hammers from Sporting CP.
BREAKING: @SkySportsNews reveals the emails sent by @WestHamUtd to @Sporting_CP that appear to prove offers for William Carvalho. #ssn pic.twitter.com/RwV1aDfndZ
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 6, 2017
In talks with a reported €35m move for Carvalho, the Premier League side also offered add-ons in an attempt to sweeten the deal if West Ham qualifies for the UEFA Champions League. The club also suggested that they would "borrow" a player from Paris Saint-Germain instead.
Saraiva also asked for the proof regarding the Irons transfer approach. The Portuguese outfit has now decided to launch a complaint to FIFA regarding the issue.
Sky Sports shared images of the two transfer bids sent by West Ham chairman David Sullivan to Sporting CP over the transfer of Carvalho.
