Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Barton demands £3m pay-off
Joey Barton is demanding a staggering £3m to leave QPR after he finally arrived for pre-season training on Wednesday.
Barton has told Rangers he will walk away from his £70,000-a-week contract if they agree to his demands.
The midfielder, 30, still has two years left to run on his contract and it will cost the Championship club £7m to keep him.
Barton claims Marseille have offered him £30,000 a week to return to the south of France following a season long loan at the Ligue 1 club.
Rangers chief Harry Redknapp expected Barton to report for training at Rangers on Monday but the midfielder didn’t show up.
He had spent the weekend in Glastonbury before returning to the North West to be with his family.
Barton has told Rangers he will walk away from his £70,000-a-week contract if they agree to his demands.
The midfielder, 30, still has two years left to run on his contract and it will cost the Championship club £7m to keep him.
Barton claims Marseille have offered him £30,000 a week to return to the south of France following a season long loan at the Ligue 1 club.
Rangers chief Harry Redknapp expected Barton to report for training at Rangers on Monday but the midfielder didn’t show up.
He had spent the weekend in Glastonbury before returning to the North West to be with his family.
