West Ham to pay millions to current & former Sheff Utd players?
According to the Sheffield Star, eighteen current and former Sheffield United players will seek compensation from West Ham over the Carlos Tevez affair.
West Ham's argument is the estimated £25m payment to the Blades was a final settlement figure.
Nonetheless, a fresh tribunal may be called in to arbitrate and apparently the players will be due around £3.5m.
Ex-Sheffield United striker Geoff Horsfield (now with Lincoln) explained: "There are no personal grudges against West Ham from any of the Sheffield United players involved, myself included.
"But the fact is we lost considerable sums of money as a result of being relegated to the Championship because our wages dropped as a consequence."
"It is nothing personal or about being bitter, but about justice."
Added to that are potential claims coming from Fulham (who lost £700,000 from falling below West Ham in the league table), their former boss Lawrie Sanchez and Blades ex-manager Neil Warnock (now at Crystal Palace).