Griezmann’s operation left a negative balance for Barcelona

The story of Antoine Griezmann and Barça provided a few more chapters than the first part of ‘The Decision’. The Frenchman announced in that documentary broadcast before the 2018 World Cup and did Cosmoscompany owned by Gerard Piquewhich is in Atlético de madrid despite Barça’s offer. However, less than a year later, the ‘little prince‘ he gave his idea to stay on Calderon in the face of renewed interest in Barça. The transfer was closed on July 11, 2019 for 120 million euros stipulated in its termination clause. However, the signing amount reached 15 more kilos on October 21, 2019 than on September 23, 2020, which was reduced to 10 within the framework of the agreement that led to the arrival of Luis Suarez in Athletic.

The threat of the mattress to make public some e-mails of conversations between Barça and the brother of ‘Grizi‘ and his lawyers since March 2019 led to a parallel agreement reached between the Barça club and the Rojiblanco. According to this, the FC Barcelona paid 15 million for a preferential option on five players, including Saul Niguez, Jose Maria Giménez and three other youth players, U-20 and U-18 internationals, who did not make it past.

Once peace is signed, Barça and Athletic They sat down again to agree on the transfer of Suarez at the beginning of 2020-21. Everything is left at five ‘kilo’ plus six variables. Now the Barcelona The fixed part is not entered but deducted at about 15 points each SaulGiménez and three homegrown players, finally reaching 10.

The following summer, the Athletic want to come back Griezmann. First there was talk of a barter with Saul in July 2021 but a month later, on August 31, on a terrifying final day of the market, the Frenchman was loaned to his former club and Saul ended in Chelsea. Barça and Athletic They agreed to a mandatory buyout clause for 40 million after the second year if he played 45 minutes in 50% of the games while available. Simeon He listened to the club and lined up after the 60th minute in eight of the first ten official games of the 2022-23 season. He Barça He knows that if he returns he will have to accept 27 kilos of amortization and 38 kilos of total salary for the next season. Unaffordable because of its financial fair play problems. Therefore, he agreed before world, on October 7, 2022, to reduce the purchase option from 40 to 20 million plus four possible ‘bonuses’. In the end, the Barça paid 120+10 for having two campaigns Griezmann and received 20+4 from Athletic for certain transfer of their rights.