Colombian football club Once Caldas will receive 5% of Luis Sinisterra’s transfer fee ahead of his move from Leeds United to Bournemouth as a solidarity payment, according to Pipe Sierra.
On February 8, the Colombian journalist revealed on his X account that Sinisterra’s five-year contract must be signed before the £20 million transfer agreement can be finalized.
Since Sinisterra went through Once Caldas’ academy before relocating to Europe, the club in Colombia, where Once Caldas is currently ranked 13th in their league, will get a sizable contribution in solidarity of £1 million.
Luis Sinisterra will leaves Leeds United now
After joining on loan during the summer transfer window and making an impression in his current run of appearances at the Vitality Stadium, Sinisterra is expected to finalize a permanent move to Bournemouth.
Given Leeds’s Championship standing, a £20 million fee in the deal—paid early rather than waiting until the summer to ensure Leeds would receive the money—would have been a boost to the club rather than waiting to activate the buy option in the summer.
With the help of this solidarity payment, Dutch team Feyenoord—who signed Sinisterra for an alleged £1.7 million in 2018 [Transfermarkt]—will nearly double the amount they were originally paid for his sale.
The 5% transfer fee payment would have been made when Leeds agreed to pay £24.7 million [Sky Sports] to bring him to Elland Road. In total, Leeds will have paid the Colombian team about £2.3 million. In other Leeds United news, Phil Hay has revealed a new development that will occur in the next 24 hours.
