BRENTFORD and Exeter pocketed a share of £1million after Ollie Watkins made his England debut, according to reports.
Watkins, 25, came on for Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 63rd minute of England’s stroll against San Marino on Thursday night.
Aston Villa signed the striker from the Bees last summer in a heavily-incentivised deal.
Brentford received £28m up front for Watkins, with a further £5m in add-ons.
And, according to The Athletic one of those add-ons involves Villa paying Brentford £1m per cap, ‘up to a small number’.
Exeter also stand to pocket a huge chunk of cash after the striker’s debut.
Watkins fired home England’s fifth goal of the night against San Marino with a clinical right-foot finish into the bottom far corner.
He worked his way through the youth ranks at the Grecians before joining Brentford in 2017.
As part of the deal taking him from North London to Villa Park, Brentford will now pay Exeter 15 per cent of any payment from the Premier League side.
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International debut.
Congratulations, Ollie!
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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 25, 2021
You just love to see it
Ollie is the first @OfficialECFC graduate to appear for the #ThreeLions senior team since Cliff Bastin in 1938
The whole club couldn’t be prouder of you Ollie, go show them what you’ve got
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— Exeter City (@OfficialECFC) March 25, 2021
That means, every time Watkins is capped by England – up until the undisclosed limit – Brentford will give Exeter £150,000 of their £1m share, with the Bees keeping £850,000 for themselves.
Another clause listed by The Athletic involves Aston Villa’s Premier League status.
Should Villa avoid the drop, they will owe Brentford a further £1m – with £150,000 of that heading to Exeter.
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