The revealing detail of the Memphis contract

On June 19, 2021, the Barça made the hiring official Memphis. After the frustrated attempts in the summer market of 2020 and in January 2021, in which the Lyon came to demand 20 and 10 million euros, the Barça club communicated an agreement with the Dutch player, who had arrived with the letter of freedom under his arm, until the end of the 2023 season. The only detail that was provided was that his termination clause amounted to 500 ‘kilos’.

Negotiation sources have specified to MD that his contract does not hide any optional year for games played or similar clauses. Shortly after learning of his arrival at the club, various information indicated that before December 31, 2022, the Barça He had to inform him that he was extending his contract for another year, an end that was finally denied. There could be a verbal pact of will but nothing more. At the moment of shaking hands, nor in the Camp Nou Not even on the part of the player was it expected that his future could take so many turns in a few months and that there would now be speculation about his departure. The solution is to negotiate the renewal this summer, assuming that the following year he could go free or a sale.

In negotiations with the player, Ronald Koeman He had to intervene to convince him that the precarious economic situation of the club prevented formalizing long contracts with high salaries. The predisposition of the striker, who admitted to being fascinated by the call, did the rest and the two parties agreed on the suitability of a short two-year contract, in order to be able to recover the signing bonus in case his time at the club did not it was good

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