LENGLET HAS 2 YEARS OF CONTRACT TO FULFILL
Clément Lenglet's millionaire salary makes his departure from FC Barcelona very difficult
Published:7/07/2024 - 10:33h
Updated:7/07/2024 - 10:33h
For the third consecutive summer, the FC Barcelona board will have to deal with the signing of Clément Lenglet, a serious headache for the Barça finances. The central defender has no place in the squad, but his high salary complicates his departure
The FC Barcelona has in Clément Lenglet one of the pending folders of resolution more complex of the market estival. By third consecutive summer, the one of Beauvais will have to report to the Barcelona pre-season the next week knowing that it does not have place in the staff and with good alternatives regarding clubs interested in his signing. However, a key factor puts earth of by half to the possibility to resolve his traspaso what before.
And it is that, after renewing until 2026 and differ part of his wage, the French defender will invoice in the 2024/25 a gross wage of 16 million euros. The past season, the Barça did charge of, roughly, 7 'kilos' to negotiate his cession to the Aston Villa, a team where finish contesting 25 parties (2.071 minutes) in which it added an assistance. However, his high index card did that the ones of Unai Emery descartasen purchase him in property this summer.
The own there was sucedido with the Tottenham, a club that, although it remained satisfied with the performance of Lenglet in the 22/23, never was had to do charge of the emolumentos of the defender in whole. For the Barça, his exit is prioritaria to free 'Fair Play' and begin to inscribe to the rest of footballers of the staff, but the refusal of the footballer to go down his index card puts in check to the interests culés.
The Series To, a very attractive destination for Lenglet
Further of the obstacle that represents the wage of Clément, this does not avoid that several clubs follow interesting in him. In Italy, the Bolonia is, for the moment, the one who more attentive follows to his situation, although Naples and Rome neither have him descartado of the everything. In this sense, the Barça will try to convince him to go down a bit his emolumentos to clear a possible traspaso definite or, at least, a new cession that involve a lower cost for the culés.
Of the contrary, will be very difficult to find him club to a defender that, unlike many, insists in descartar the millions of the Arab football and follow competing in the European football to his 29 years. Others would take advantage of, without doubting it, the can sign a millionaire agreement to amortise his retreat, but Lenglet is convinced in that it still has a lot for showing in the elite.
