How much money Spurs and Daniel Levy are set to get from Marcus Edwards, Burnley transfer | OneFootball

Spurs are set to profit from a clause they have retained in Edwards' contract.

Tottenham Hotspur could profit from Burnley’s success if the Clarets get promoted to the Premier League this season, as a result of a clause they have retained in Marcus Edwards’ contract.

Edwards came through the academy at the North London outfit, but made just a single senior appearance for the club, before he switched to Portugal with Vitoria Guimaraes in 2019.

The winger has since spent time at Sporting Lisbon, and played a starring role in their recent title win under current Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim.

Edwards’ return to England was finally sealed thanks to a loan agreement between Sporting and Burnley back in January.

It has recently come to light that Tottenham, owned by Daniel Levy, could be set for another financial windfall from Edwards, due to a clause that was inserted when he originally left the club as a youngster.

Tottenham will make £3.3m if Burnley get promoted

Earlier this week it emerged, somewhat unusually, that Tottenham have a sell-on clause relating to Edwards’ second transfer after he left them.

Despite not standing in the way of his exit back in 2019, Spurs clearly expected big things from the wideman, as clauses like this aren’t a common feature of transfer negotiations between clubs.

According to the Portuguese news outlet, Record, the Premier League giants still hold as much as 35% of the rights to Edwards, meaning that they could be set to benefit from Burnley’s success over the summer.

The Clarets signed Edwards on a loan deal until the end of the season back in January. However, part of the deal dictates that Burnley have an obligation to make the deal a permanent one if they secure an immediate return to the top flight.

Scott Parker’s side have taken advantage of recent slip-ups from both Leeds and Sheffield United to go joint-top of the Championship and are currently on a remarkable 29-game unbeaten run.

If their remarkable form continues until the end of the season, they will be set to buy Edwards for a fee of £9.4m (€11m).

If Burnley do get themselves over the line and back in the Premier League, that deal will automatically trigger and, in turn, so will Tottenham’s clause.

As a result, Spurs could be set to make as much as £3.3m, and while that is essentially pocket change for a club of their ilk, it is still a substantial return from a player who hasn’t been on their books in almost six years.

Having been linked with Premier League clubs like Everton in the past, it was something of a surprise when the announcement came that Edwards was going to move to the Championship.

However, in moving to Turf Moor, he has joined a team who appear seemingly unstoppable in their charge towards promotion. Scott Parker’s men have conceded an astonishingly low total of just 13 league goals all season and now have automatic promotion firmly within their grasp.

They have a squad littered with quality, but Edwards’ performances in his brief stint in Lancashire have already suggested that he has what it takes to make the step-up to the top flight.

Although the winger currently has just one goal and one assist, he has brought direct running and a quality delivery to the Clarets, who are still yet to lose a game with him in the side.

If Burnley can pick up the few remaining points they need to seal their promotion, they will already have a player on their hands who is Premier League ready, in Edwards.

If the 26-year-old can take the promising signs that he has shown in the second half of this season, and relay them into goals and assists in the top flight next term, it could well be Burnley who net a big profit whenever his next move comes around.