Leeds United are in line for a stunning £5million windfall if Danny Rose quits Tottenham for £50million, according to reports.
The Sun claim Manchester United are preparing to table a sensational £50million bid for Rose in the January window after manager Jose Mourinho identified him as the solution to his need for a dynamic left-back.
It is said that Rose, who has been omitted from the 2018 official Tottenham calendar to spark fears he is leaving, has his heart set on a move to Old Trafford.
Leeds would benefit if the England international does make a mega-money move due to the sell-on terms incorporated in the transfer that took him from Elland Road to White Hart Lane as a 17-year-old in the summer of 2007.
Yorkshire Evening Post correspondent Phil Hay reported on his personal Twitter account in 2015 that a clause in the deal means Leeds are entitled to 10 per cent of any profit made on Rose’s sale.
Rose joined Spurs from Leeds for £1million and if he were to now leave his club for £50million, Leeds would get 10 per cent of £49 million, which is £4.9million.
OPINION
The pain from seeing Rose bomb up and down the left flank for Tottenham will be doubled if he was to do the same for Manchester United. There is little love lost between Leeds and United, and seeing one of their academy products ripping in Manchester would be difficult. Nevertheless, Rose left Elland Road a decade ago when the club were in dire financial straits and the club can be proud of their involvement in his development from a raw teenager into a world-class left-back. The super-smart move of the 10 per cent sell-on clause means Leeds will be handed a massive financial windfall that they can use to strengthen their own squad.