Summerville transfer impasse: the release clause dispute
Transfer News·20 July 2026·19h ago

Summerville transfer impasse: the release clause dispute

Source: Forza Roma

Roma are pressing West Ham to lower their demands for Summerville, with the transfer talks centring on a disputed release clause and valuation figures. The Dutch winger has scaled back his wage expectations after his representatives re-contacted Roma on Saturday morning, reaching agreement with the club on salary terms. West Ham, however, have hardened their stance: while Roma have tabled a proposal of 40 million euros plus 5 million in bonuses, the English club are demanding 53 million euros — the full amount of the reported release clause — paid in full and without add-ons.

Confusion surrounds whether the clause remains valid. Word from Trigoria on Sunday evening suggested the clause no longer exists, raising questions about whether it has become unexercisable or whether a gentleman's agreement between Summerville and West Ham emerged following the club's Championship relegation. Regardless, the impasse reflects West Ham's valuation of 45 million pounds sterling (53 million euros). Roma director D'Amico, who negotiated the Scamacca purchase from West Ham for Atalanta three years ago, is accustomed to difficult talks with the English club and is continuing to probe for movement on price. The back-and-forth remains unresolved, though Roma's sustained pressure may yet produce a different outcome from previous transfer sagas involving the two clubs.

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Dentro o fuori. Inutile tergiversare, perdere tempo, ritrovarsi in una situazione che di giorno in giorno vede gli stessi interpreti andare in scena con ruoli diversi, scrive Stefano Carina su Il Messaggero. Un giorno è Summerville che fa la parte del "cattivo", di quello che non apre, che continua…

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