{"id":18297,"date":"2026-08-30T16:44:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/midfielder-40m\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:44:37","slug":"midfielder-40m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/midfielder-40m\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashford close in on a \u00a340m midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personal terms are agreed. The structure is not, and that is where this one lives or dies. Ashford City are closing in on a \u00a340m midfielder, and the last five million is the argument.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-structure\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The structure<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selling club wants \u00a335m guaranteed and \u00a35m in add-ons tied to appearances. Ashford want the split reversed. 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