11:53am Thursday 9th July 2009
Oxford United could be set for a huge windfall if their former midfielder Dean Whitehead completes a move from Premier League Sunderland to championship side Ipswich Town.
According to reports, Whitehead, 27, and teammate Darryl Murphy are on the verge of sealing a move to Ipswich who are now managed by former Black Cats boss Roy Keane, for a combined fee of £5m.
When the U’s sold Whitehead to Sunderland in 2004 for a fee of around £150,00 they inserted a 25 per cent sell-on clause, meaning that, depending on the valuation of Whitehead, the U’s could benefit to the tune of more than £600,000.
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