This summer, FC Barcelona's main objective is to earn as much money as possible to clean up the club's accounts once and for all. And in this scenario, there are many open fronts: sales of players, sponsors and also some "leverages". The departure of players in which Barça retains some kind of ownership, as well as those on loan, is one of the most feasible options to raise money. And it seems that the Blaugrana are starting to have luck because an operation that was considered lost is about to become a reality.
Barcelona will receive 20% of the transfer fee
Todibo was a Barça player between 2019 and 2021. Fabrizio Romano gave the exclusive this Thursday, confirming that the West Ham general manager was travelling to Nice to close the signing of Jean-Clair Todibo. The French centre-back was on the verge of signing for Juventus, but finally his future seems to be in the Premier League.
With Todibo's arrival in the Premier for at least 40 million euros, Barça would receive 20% of the final figure. The latest information indicates that the possible Nice-West Ham agreement for Todibo involves a first year on loan and a mandatory purchase for the second. If the operation is confirmed, Barça would take a "pinch" of 8 million euros next summer.
United, Arsenal, Newcastle and Juventus tried to sign him
At 24, the Nice defender has completed his best season with the French team, awakening the interest of the big teams in Europe. Todibo's future has been linked to Manchester United, Newcastle, Arsenal and Juventus, but the negotiations ended without an agreement. Finally it seems that it will be West Ham who will get the player.
It is worth remembering that UEFA prohibited the transfer of Todibo to Manchester United due to the shared shareholders (INEOS), a decision that kept Barça from receiving almost 10 million euros, since the agreement with the Mancunians was around 50 million euros.