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Who sold Tommy Lawton?
In November 1945, Everton sold Tommy Lawton to Chelsea for a fee of £14,000.
Who did Tommy Lawton want to reunite with?
Tommy Lawton handed in a transfer request at Everton as he wanted a move to a Southern club so as to see more of his increasingly estranged wife.
What team did Tommy Lawton play for?
In Tommy Lawton's senior career, he played for Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal, and Kettering Town.

Question: What was he promised?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Tommy Lawton promised?