Porto have confirmed they’d already bought part of Barcelona’s sell-on clause for midfielder Nico Gonzalez earlier than his £50m deadline day sale to Manchester Metropolis.
Metropolis’s quest to exchange the injured Rodri noticed them half with a big sum of money to land Nico’s signature, snapping up the 23-year-old in a profitable deal which additionally advantages his former employers, Barcelona.
The La Liga giants negotiated a 40% sell-on clause in Nico’s cut-price transfer to Porto in the summertime of 2023 and stood to pocket near £20m (€24m) from Metropolis‘s newest buy, however Porto have now confirmed Barcelona’s share of the sum was truly smaller.
“FC Porto additionally informs that it has exercised upfront the choice to buy from Soccer Membership Barcelona (‘FC Barcelona’) 20% of the capital positive factors on the switch of the participant, value £2.5m (€3m), retaining FC Barcelona’s proper to solely 20% of the capital positive factors on the switch, additionally cancelling the buy-back possibility that FC Barcelona had on the participant value £25m (€30m), exercisable till June 30, 2025,” an announcement learn.
It means Barcelona will earn round £10.8m (€13m) from the deal – a fine addition to the membership as they battle to revive order to their funds.
Membership president Joan Laporta even teased a late transfer within the winter window due to the cash raised by Nico’s sale, telling these in attendance at a Mundo Deportivo gala: “The market ends at 24 hours and there could also be some surprises. We will shut some deal. We’re ready for Deco now.”
Nonetheless, when pushed, Laporta insisted he was merely talking about Nico’s transfer itself.
“I used to be referring to collateral operations, to the signing of Nico by Manchester Metropolis,” Laporta provided as his remaining phrases as he left the occasion.
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