This summer, FC Barcelona has already received a sum slightly less than 20 million euros from the sale of players... who don't belong to them. Indeed, the Spanish champions have made a habit of including resale percentages in each sale made in recent years. This allowed the Catalans to recover 8 million euros from the sale of Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice to West Ham, for example. This strategy will give the Blaugrana a little more purchasing power for this summer transfer window.
And there are still players who could bring in a lot of money for Barça this summer. The club will receive 50% of the sale of Oscar Mingueza (Celta), who has a €20 million release clause and is highly sought after. The same goes for Francisco Trincao, sold to Sporting Portugal in 2023 for just €7.5 million. Barça will receive 50% of the capital gain on the resale.
Barça is pushing hard
A potentially large sum, since the Portuguese international is coming off a great season with 9 goals and 14 assists in 34 league games. Portuguese media are reporting interest from English clubs, ready to put money on the table to recruit the former Barça and Braga player. But as Sport and Mundo Deportivo report , Sporting's management is stalling and even wants to extend the 25-year-old's contract, which annoys Barça. The Catalan press explains that the Spanish champions are pressuring Sporting to let go of the player, helped by Jorge Mendes, Trincao's agent and close to Joan Laporta.
Barça clearly wants to hinder the ongoing talks for the player's contract extension and is counting on the Portuguese super-agent to get him out of the club. It must be said that the Catalans could receive a hefty sum, approaching €20 million depending on the deal, which would be good for the bankroll. But for now, the trend is rather negative for Joan Laporta and his clique.
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