Overview
- Multiple outlets report Hull City and Colorado Rapids reached an agreement in principle on Sunday to transfer 18-year-old centre-back Lucas Herrington, pending personal terms, a medical and club announcements.
- GOAL details a structure of about $17 million up front, up to $6 million in performance-based add-ons and a 15 percent future-profit sell-on clause that could take the package to roughly $23 million.
- Other reports give slightly different headline figures in pounds and Australian dollars, but several outlets say the fee would eclipse prior records to become the most expensive transfer for an Australian player if finalised.
- Herrington moved from Brisbane Roar to Colorado in January, earned his first senior caps in March and started twice at the World Cup this summer, raising interest from clubs including Barcelona and Liverpool.
- If completed, the sale would be a club-record windfall for Colorado Rapids and could reshape their transfer plans while providing Hull with a young defensive option ahead of their Premier League season opener on August 22.