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28,04,06, 20:09
Bullard makes £2.5m Fulham move
Wigan midfielder Jimmy Bullard will join Fulham on a four-year deal at the end of the season for £2.5 million.
The 27-year-old will have his registration transferred to the Craven Cottage outfit on 8 May when the transfer window re-opens.
Latics boss Paul Jewell said Fulham had made a bid which triggered a clause in Bullard's contract.
Jewell said: "We had to have the clause as he'd have otherwise been out of contract."
Jewell revealed Bullard's agent had demanded the clause be a part of his contract, otherwise he would not have signed and would now be able to leave on a free.
"He had this clause that he could go for a certain amount of money and that has been exercised by Fulham," he said.
"His agent insisted that he had to have it and we had no option.
"It's a chance for Jimmy to go back down to London and secure his family's future.
"I'm disappointed to lose him but these things happen in football and we have to cash in really."
Bullard joined Wigan from Peterborough for £275,000 in January 2003 after spells with Gravesend and West Ham.
He has made 42 appearances this season and scored four goals for Jewell's side.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ham/4954454.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4954454.stm)
Wigan midfielder Jimmy Bullard will join Fulham on a four-year deal at the end of the season for £2.5 million.
The 27-year-old will have his registration transferred to the Craven Cottage outfit on 8 May when the transfer window re-opens.
Latics boss Paul Jewell said Fulham had made a bid which triggered a clause in Bullard's contract.
Jewell said: "We had to have the clause as he'd have otherwise been out of contract."
Jewell revealed Bullard's agent had demanded the clause be a part of his contract, otherwise he would not have signed and would now be able to leave on a free.
"He had this clause that he could go for a certain amount of money and that has been exercised by Fulham," he said.
"His agent insisted that he had to have it and we had no option.
"It's a chance for Jimmy to go back down to London and secure his family's future.
"I'm disappointed to lose him but these things happen in football and we have to cash in really."
Bullard joined Wigan from Peterborough for £275,000 in January 2003 after spells with Gravesend and West Ham.
He has made 42 appearances this season and scored four goals for Jewell's side.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ham/4954454.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4954454.stm)