Twente Rue Wilkshire Loss
2008-08-27 14:12:57
FC Twente chairman Joop Munsterman has criticised Luke Wilkshire's decision to join Dinamo Moscow just weeks after agreeing a new contract with the Enschede club.
The 26-year-old midfielder, who spent the last two years in Holland after arriving from English side Bristol City, penned a three-year deal with Dinamo on Tuesday.
Wilkshire only recently agreed a contract extension with Twente until 2012, but the player took advantage of a clause which said he could leave the club if someone offered a fee of two million euros.
And although Munsterman has accepted Wilkshire's departure, he is unhappy about the Australia international's sudden change of heart.
"Five weeks ago we extended his contract and gave him a better salary. Four weeks after that he tells us he is leaving us," Munsterman told De Telegraaf.
"We could not fulfil his wishes.
"I am not naive, such things happen in the world of top football. It does disappoint me though.
"It's a shame and annoying, but it's all about the money. We always expected Luke's transfer. We couldn't do much about it."
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