The 'lever' that will bring Jamal Musiala closer to FC Barcelona next summer

Joan Laporta seems to have a clear formula to attack the signing of Jamal Musiala next summer. The 21-year-old winger, one of the main figures of the last Euro Cup, has a contract with Bayern Munich until June 2026 and, for the moment, his future with the Bavarians remains undefined. In that sense, the FC Barcelona board trusts to be able to negotiate an affordable price for the Stuttgart player, although it will be a high transfer for the Catalans' finances.

In principle, Barça would be willing to offer 120 million euros for the Bavarian '42', 10 kilos less than his current market value. The sporting director of the Munich team, Max Eberl, recently assured that, although it will be a difficult negotiation, the club has already started negotiations with Musiala's agent to sign a new contract, although the board is aware of the risk of losing its star. . "If Jamal wants to go somewhere else in 2026, then a solution will be found," Eberl commented in an interview with 'Sport1'.

The new contract with Nike, key for Barça in the 'Operation Musiala'

In that sense, Barça would take advantage of Musiala's desire to make the jump to another 'big' to make him their star signing of the summer of 2025, as long as the club has enough 'Fair Play' to strengthen itself. Laporta intends to reinvest the money derived from the new contract that the club will sign with Nike, a 'leverage' that will leave Barça around 90 million euros net per season, in addition to a bonus of €120M, enough to amortize the transfer of the 'crack'. ' German.

The board hopes to close the negotiation with the American company before the end of the year, an agreement that will allow the club to return once and for all to the 1/1 rule to sign normally. The club hoped to add the money from the new contract with Nike this summer, but negotiations with the North American multinational took longer than expected. Not in vain, Barça just released its two alternative kits for 2024/25 this month, while the home shirt went on sale a month later than usual.