Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony launched a scathing attack on a fellow EFL club via Twitter on Tuesday.
It’s near certain that his criticism was directed at Oldham Athletic. Their player, George Edmundson, is in-demand right now and reportedly a big target for Rangers [Scottish Sun].
Yet, it seems Peterborough was his more likely destination [Oldham Chronicle] until the Latics’ reneged on a deal.
“So regarding everything out there about CB from L2 club we’ve been constantly linked with – as follows, our club agreed in writing with them a fee for player & were given permission to speak to player/agent over 8 days ago,”
“3 days prior a story leaked we’d agreed a fee and full detail on all aspects of transfer out there for all to see. Nothing new in football & expected. Other clubs see article (it worked) so those clubs agreed fee.
“Our Friday appointment with player still happening as per our agreement with club who owns him. 36 hours before this meeting with player, club contacts us to state our deal is off unless we pay more blah blah. I won’t budge as a deal is a deal imo.”
He then continued his lengthy rant, confirming his club were no longer in the running for the centre-back.
Verdict
This is quite an incredible turn of events in a transfer saga that continues to rumble on.
If true, these comments point to poor practice from those calling the shots at Oldham. You can understand wanting to get the biggest possible fee for your player. Yet, it’s unfair to play clubs off against one another in that way.
Regardless, though, the Posh are now out of the race. That can only be good news for Rangers, who are reportedly willing to lodge a third and final bid of £600k for Edmundson [Scottish Sun]
