Kinnear plans to profit from Williams' departure.


By Michael Lynch
August 3 2004

Nottingham Forest manager Joe Kinnear today revealed to the Nottingham Evening Post that he is still looking to receive a hefty sum of compensation from the departure of Scottish-international Gareth Williams to East Midlands rivals Leicester City.

Leicester tribunal.

Friday 2nd July 2004

Nottingham Forest's quarrel with Leicester City over the compensation that The Reds will receive after midfielder Gareth Williams departed The City Ground, after seven years, to join our East Midland rivals at the Walker's Stadium.

As previously stated, The Reds are still after a fee of around 3-5 million pounds for the player. boss Joe Kinnear had the following to say on the matter:

"I'm sure he has managed to get a much bigger contract but we will be getting compensation and we are still looking at £3m to £5m for him."

The boss also stated that he can understand why the Scottish international left and admitted that the player's agent had been speaking to Leicester for a long while before he made the move. This means that whilst he was speaking of his love for the club he was also contemplating his move away from here.

Kinnear said: "I've got to say I am disappointed but not surprised. I have been in the game for a long time and, at the end of the day, money talks.

"I thought he was prepared to stay with us but his agent was talking to Leicester for a fair while.

"We find that disappointing but then I suppose that is just the name of the game."

©ForestFC.co.uk, 2004

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