Tribunal to rule on transfer fee for Sturridge’s move to Chelsea

MANCHESTER CITY’S talented teenager Daniel Sturridge is to join Chelsea this summer but the exact fee will be decided by a tribunal.

The two clubs have failed to reach an agreement on a suitable compensation package but as the player is under 24, he is not available to sign on a Bosman-style free transfer.

The 19-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the summer and City are looking to get a ‘development fee’ of around £10 million (€11.6m) from Chelsea.