Dan Gosling's move to Newcastle United
27th Jul 2010
THE North East legal team behind star Premiership footballer Dan Gosling have spoken of their battle to secure the player’s future with Newcastle United.
BHP Sport, led by former Darlington FC manager and Liverpool player David Hodgson, negotiated Gosling’s move to the Magpies on a free transfer.
BHP Sport is a division of regional legal firm BHP Law.
Mr Hodgson, together with sports law specialist Robin Winskell, represented Gosling at a two day Premier League tribunal in London.
Midfielder Gosling, 20, is already an England under-21s player and has been represented by BHP Sport throughout his career.
The tribunal was asked to rule whether or not Gosling would be entitled to a free transfer from Everton FC and, in a ground-breaking decision, ruled in favour of the player.
It has been estimated that, with a written contract offer in place, Everton could have collected £4m if the player had joined a rival club as he is under 24.
Mr Hodgson, director of BHP Sport, said: “The net result is a fantastic four-year contract for Dan, a great acquisition for Newcastle United and a great success story for BHP Sport.
“In the course of his judgement, the tribunal chairman praised the player’s legal team. I am delighted that the case we put together was successful, and thrilled that Dan’s career is progressing so well.
“He has a great future ahead of him and his arrival in the North East is great news for sport in this region.”
Gosling made his England under-21 debut against Portugal at Wembley, having already represented his country at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
He made 22 appearances for Everton since joining the club in January 2008.
He said: “BHP Sport has been superb for me. David understands perfectly the demands that are placed on young footballers, especially at the top levels of the game, and it’s great to have him and BHP looking after my interests.”
BHP Sport is the first law firm in the North East to have a dedicated team which offers a full representation service to sports personalities.
Mr Hodgson provides player management expertise; Mr Winskell is well known in the North East for his sports law expertise, particularly in contractual issues built up during many years dealing with major football clubs and players.
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