He had wanted to move to Arsenal at the end of his contract, but his request was refused under the notorious 'retain and transfer' system which let clubs keep hold of player registrations and yet stop payments.
Yesterday, Eastham met with the PFA's Gordon Taylor to negotiate the pre-sale of two father-and-son England caps.
It is understood that the PFA paid in the region of £10,000 for Eastham's debut cap against Brazil in 1963, and the only cap of his father (another George) against Holland in 1935.
Eastham: "The money players receive these days is great in a sense.
"They won't have to grovel after they stop playing like we had to do in my day. Even players at the smaller clubs are getting enough these days. But some of the money earned is a little over the top. Players seem to want more and more. I don't know where it's going to end.
Yesterday, Eastham met with the PFA's Gordon Taylor to negotiate the pre-sale of two father-and-son England caps. It is understood that the PFA paid in the region of £10,000 for Eastham's debut cap against Brazil in 1963, and the only cap of his father (another George) against Holland in 1935.
Eastham: "The money players receive these days is great in a sense.
"They won't have to grovel after they stop playing like we had to do in my day. Even players at the smaller clubs are getting enough these days. But some of the money earned is a little over the top. Players seem to want more and more. I don't know where it's going to end.