Please do not remind me of that RAT.
Wasnt really his fault, he did what was best for him.
The club however dropped the ball BIG TIME.
Negotiations for a contract extension began in May 2009. Gosling declared
"there's no other club I'd rather be at",
[14] however no extension was agreed and his contract with Everton expired on 30 June 2010.
[15] During contract negotiations Gosling was represented by
David Hodgson, a solicitor and former professional football player.
On 6 July 2010, the
Daily Mirror reported that the
PFCC tribunal's decision allowed Gosling to leave Everton under the
Bosman ruling with no compensation being paid by the club who sign the player.
[16] The
Daily Mail reported that the player earned £8,000 per week and had rejected a verbal offer of a £15,000 a week contract from Everton.
[17] Everton were required to submit a contract with better terms than the existing contract to Gosling before the 30 May deadline to enable the club to receive compensation from any English club interested in signing Gosling. The compensation amount has been reported as being as high as £4million.
The PFCC tribunal based their decision on Everton's contract offer being verbally arranged and not in writing: had the contract been in writing the Merseyside club would have been entitled to compensation should Gosling have moved to another English club (but not to a non-English club) as he is under 24 years of age. The tribunal's decision also meant that Gosling's previous club
Plymouth Argyle would receive no monetary amount despite a sell-on clause in Gosling's Everton contract.
[18] As the playing contract expired Everton and Plymouth are also no longer entitled to
solidarity contributions despite the player being registered with the clubs before he turned 23.
[19] During the season Plymouth went into administration.
