(Dan Tri) - Barcelona lost 12.5 million euros in the blockbuster transfer of Nico Gonzalez to Man City.
Nico Gonzalez grew up in Barcelona's La Masia academy. However, the Catalan team sold this player to Porto in the summer of 2023 for only 8 million euros (207 billion VND), with a clause to receive 40% of the amount if Porto sold this 23-year-old star.
Barcelona lost nearly 10 million euros in Man City's deal to sign Nico Gonzalez (Photo: Getty).
Recently, Porto decided to sell Nico Gonzalez to Man City for 60 million euros (more than 1,500 billion VND). In theory, Barcelona will earn 24 million euros (623 billion VND) from this deal. However, an unbelievable mistake caused Los Blaugrana to lose a lot of money.
Specifically, according to ESPN, the contract between Barcelona and Porto still has another detail. Specifically, Porto has the right to spend an additional 3 million euros (77 billion VND) to reduce the profit sharing ratio with Barcelona from 40% to 20%.
Barcelona forgot about this detail. Taking advantage of that opportunity, Porto quickly activated this clause. That means, instead of receiving 24 million euros, Barcelona only received 12 million euros (311 billion VND) in commission in this deal.
Thus, the Spanish team lost 9 million euros (233 billion VND), including 3 million euros that Porto paid according to the terms, just because of negligence in the transfer. From start to finish, Porto showed quickness in this deal.
That is a large amount of money for Barcelona at this time, in the context of the club facing financial difficulties, but it is also a big lesson for them.
Nico Gonzalez is expected to replace Rodri in the Man City midfield. This is considered a contract that will decide the success or failure of Man "blue" this season. Speaking after his Man City debut, the Spanish midfielder said: "This is the perfect opportunity for me at this stage of my career.
Nico Gonzalez is a highly anticipated deal for Man City (Photo: Man City).
I am 23 years old and I want to test myself in England. There is no better club here than Man City. Look at their squad. It is unbelievable. They have world class players. There is no player who would not want to be part of this team.
I know Pep Guardiola's reputation and can't wait to work with him. I'm really honoured to be part of Pep Guardiola's squad. I'm looking forward to meeting my team-mates, the staff and getting out on the pitch in front of the Man City fans."
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