Nico González, in a match with Porto

CITY WANTS NICO GONZÁLEZ

Good news! The millions Barcelona could earn from Nico González

Published:1/02/2025 - 00:38h

Updated:1/02/2025 - 00:38h

The FC Barcelona board could earn a nice 'chunk' at the end of the winter transfer market thanks to Nico González. The club reserved 40% of a future sale with the midfielder

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Nico González could bring great news to FC Barcelona at the end of the winter transfer market. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Spanish midfielder would be the next reinforcement requested by Pep Guardiola from the Manchester City board, a deal that could provide excellent benefits to the blaugrana in the coming hours. Porto set the release clause for the Galician at 60 million euros, but 24 'kilos' will go to Barça.

And after transferring him in the summer of 2023 for 8.4 'kilos', the culés reserved 40% of a future sale, along with a buyback option for half the value of his clause (30M€). This season, the player from A Coruña has scored 7 goals and provided 6 assists in 29 matches (2,363 minutes) with the 'dragons', being indispensable for the coach both in the Primeira Liga and in the Europa League.

The City could do Barça a great favor with their fourth winter reinforcement

In this sense, Guardiola has set his sights on Nico as an alternative for the pivot position, the main headache for the Catalan coach after the serious injury of Rodrigo Hernández. Without the Spaniard, City collapsed in the Premier and faced serious difficulties to make it into the TOP-24 of the Champions. With the 'play-off' tie against Real Madrid just around the corner, the Santpedor native prioritizes bringing in another pivot capable of restoring the balance that has vanished since the absence of the current Ballon d'Or.

The 'sky blue' team has already spent 152 million euros this January on the signings of Omar Marmoush (winger, 75M€), Abdukodir Khusanov (center-back, 40M€) and Vitor Reis (center-back, 37M€). If they close the signing of González, they will surpass the 200 'kilos' mark in reinforcements, in addition to doing Barça a great favor with an unexpected income (24M€) that could easily translate into a surprise addition to the blaugrana squad in the final stretch of the winter market.