Sporting Lisbon star Marcus Edwards reveals he would like to return to the Premier League one day…
Marcus Edwards has impressed for Sporting Lisbon since his return in January
He produced a man-of-the-match display against his former club Tottenham
Tottenham could, however, rake in a big sale price if sold by Sporting
They could reportedly make £26million if a club meets its £52million escape clause
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Tottenham could receive a £26million sales fee if former player Marcus Edwards fulfills his wish by returning to the Premier League in the future.
The 23-year-old produced a man-of-the-match performance for Sporting Lisbon in a 2-0 win over Spurs in the Champions League.
After the match, Edwards said he would like to return to England one day, while reports have suggested Tottenham could be awarded a £26million sales fee if a club pays Sporting’s £52million escape clause.
Sporting Lisbon star Marcus Edwards is keen to return to the Premier League in the future
Edwards told BT Sport: “It feels great and I think we deserved it. We showed how to play.
“I wouldn’t say extra special, but it was a special feeling to play against the Spurs. It was good to see people I know – players and coaching staff.
‘I’ve stayed the same. Focus was the same. It’s a real family environment here and I couldn’t be happier.
Tottenham could receive a £26million sales fee if a club complies with Sporting’s £52million release clause for the former Spurs academy star (chairman Daniel Levy pictured)
Edwards produced a man-of-the-match display for the Portuguese side on Tuesday night
‘It’s home, so of course I want to come back there [to the Premier League] one day. I’m just concentrating on what I’m doing here right now.”
Edwards’ comments come as the Telegraph have reported that Spurs have transferred the 50 per cent resale clause they negotiated as part of Edwards’ move to Vitoria Guimaraes to his new contract with Sporting.
The player nicknamed ‘Mini Messi’ made it through the club’s youth academy before joining Vitoria Guimaraes on a free transfer in 2019, in exchange for a 50 percent sales fee.
Sporting paid nearly £9million to sign Vitoria’s 23-year-old in 2019 and agreed that Tottenham would transfer its 50 per cent resale clause, rather than jeopardizing the deal and leaving the English club only £4.5million from that transfer would put into his own pocket. .
Edwards played for Spurs until 2019, when he left to join Portuguese Vitoria Guimaraes
Edwards joined Sporting in January with a contract that runs until 2026 and includes an escape clause worth just under £52 million, meaning Spurs could one day pay half that fee.
It could prove to be a masterstroke for Spurs as Edwards has scored three goals this season and provided as many assists to date, and nearly scored one of the best goals of the tournament ever against his former club on Wednesday.
Sporting are now top of their group thanks to their 2-0 win over Tottenham, thanks to late goals from substitutes Paulinho and Arthur Gomes.