Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle has criticised the conduct of agent Eduardo Hernández after a move for Carlos Vela collapsed. The Mexican joined West Brom on loan yesterday.
Coyle has revealed that Bolton had agreed to sign Vela on Thursday, but the move broke down over personal terms. The Trotters had agreed to pay all of Carlos’ wages on top of a loan fee, but Hernández then stepped in and told Coyle he would not complete a deal unless Bolton agreed to pay relocation and housing costs as well as appearance fees.
A move to West Brom then emerged as another option, although it’s not thought they have matched the original demands Vela’s representative made. A furious Coyle explained the situation today.
“We had permission from Arsenal regarding Carlos Vela. We agreed with Arsenal that we would pay the players salary, we also agreed to pay a loan fee to Arsenal. I then had a chat with his agent who informed me that there was more finances to come on top of that in terms of another fee and player appearances.”
“We’d agreed a deal with the football club and then outside influences meant that the deal was going to be financially far too much. I said to the chairman ‘well that’s it we’ll leave that’, and I stepped away from it.”
“I never spoke to the player himself so I stress there’s no fault at the player’s door or indeed Arsenal football club. It’s just it was getting far too much and I thought it was getting ridiculous and that’s why I stepped away from it.”
“It was getting far too much and I thought it was getting ridiculous and that’s why I stepped away from it.”
Vela has signed with the Baggies until the end of the season.