It’s now a matter for The Home Office tribunal in England to deal with, but Fulham Football Club and Major League Soccer have agreed to a transfer for Clint Dempsey worth $4 million, according to the Boston Globe. In order to get the required work permit, Dempsey must have played in at least 75 percent of the U.S. national team’s games. Problem is, he did not, playing in nine of 13 games last year (69 percent). The good news is that exceptions can be made. In Dempsey’s favor is the size of the fee plus the fact that he missed one of the games through injury, which would have taken his appearance percentage to 77 percent. The Home Office ruling is expected by Wednesday. Frank Dell’Apa of the Boston Globe writes that the timing is perfect for the New England Revolution, his former club. When Fulham last approached the player, in August, MLS turned down a $2.5 million offer. That would have been a bad time for the club, with the playoffs just around the corner. Now that we’re in the offseason and Dempsey and MLS seem content to go ahead with the move, everyone benefits-particularly the Revolution. Not only is the bid nearly twice as much, but a new MLS transfer rule implemented in November means that more money goes to individual clubs than the league for player transfers. New England could now find itself with more than $2 million to spend on a star player instead of several hundred thousand. That number could be even higher if midfield battler Shalrie Joseph moves on to Scottish champ Celtic for $1 million, as has been widely reported.