HUDDERSFIELD chairman Phil Hodgkinson has explained details surrounding the transfer of Juninho Bacuna to Rangers last month - revealing that the Premiership champions haven't paid a penny for the midfielder's services yet.
The Dutch-born midfielder, who represents Curacao at international level, sealed a move from the English Championship outfit in August but is still to make his debut for Steven Gerrard's side.
Speaking to Yorkshire Live, Hodgkinson went into detail about the specifics of the transfer where he revealed that no money had changed hands as of yet.
Instead, he explained, Huddersfield will be due payments once certain milestones have been reached - such as appearances, both domestic and in Europe - and a "significant" sell-on clause is part of the deal.
Hodgkinson insisted that it was a "really good deal" for his club, adding that he is certain that the Terriers will "at least" recoup the £2million they shelled out for Bacuna in 2018.
"With Juninho, we had interest from two or three clubs in the [January] window," he said.
"Rangers were interested in him back in January, they came back in and we ultimately did a deal where we didn’t get a transfer fee up front but we’ve actually done a really good deal.
"It’s appearance-based, European-based, with a big sell-on, we’ve got a significant sell-on, where we will ultimately at least get our money back."
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