THE '8' WOULD CHARGE A 'LOYALTY BONUS'
The millionaire that Barça saved with the departure of Griezmann
Published:31/10/2022 - 18:26h
Updated:31/10/2022 - 18:26h
The sale of Griezmann to Atlético de Madrid meant economic relief for Barça. The Frenchman's contract with the Catalans included a 'loyalty' bonus, which gave the player 7 'kilos' at the end of this season
It does already several weeks, the Athletic of Madrid announced officially the agreement reached with the FC Barcelona so that Antoine Griezmann was 'colchonero' to all the effects. The need of the Madrilenian club was born in the paper of the attacker in the team of Simeone, where has gone winning a main role thanks to his good performances. Like this then , afterwards some hard negotiations, both entities achieved to close the deal that engages to the forward with the square 'rojiblanca' until 2026.
The agreement pactado with the Catalan institution was extremely beneficial for the 'Indian'. In spite of that the clause of purchase of the player had a value stipulated of 40 million euros, the group of the capital achieved to recess the price to the half, by what, in principle, will credit the figure of 18 million euros more two in variables. These two 'kilos' are of clauses of easy fulfillment. Likewise, the agreement includes 4 'kilos' more in variables, although these are very complicated to attain . Thus, both parts understand that the definite payment will be of 20 millions.
However, the traspaso of the 'principito' to Wanda Metropolitan also was very profitable for the entity barcelonista. And it is that in the agreement of the footballer found stipulated a clause that would do him ingresar to the of Macon a determinate quantity of money for keeping loyal to the bond pactado between both parts. This 'loyalty bonus', a species of fixed concealed, appears from the third season. That is to say, the next.
The text of the agreement says that Griezmann "will receive a loyalty bonus by amount of seven million euros for the case that follow belonging to the discipline of the club in date 30 June 2022", reason whereby the already player 'colchonero' has not earned this premium during the present campaign. However, it will remain for seeing if belong to the 'discipline' means to play for the Barça or simply be under contract in a club.
The mount total
Independently of his current situation, the bonus by loyalty of the champion of the world in 2018 also covered the fourth and the fifth and last campaign (2022-2023 and 2023-2024, respectively) at a rate of 6,5 million euros by each one of them. Like this then , with the traspaso of 'Grizzy' the Barcelona entity achieved to save a total of 20 million euros that had to pay to the player for keeping faithful to the Catalan square.