Barça keeps half of the clause.
That is where the crux of the matter lies. If Dembelé leaves Barça, PSG will have to pay the 50 million euros of his buyout clause – which becomes 100 million euros from July 31. Half of the 50 million euros go to his agent, and the other half goes to Barça. This means that the Barça club could use 8.75 million euros – 35% of the 25 million euros – for the purpose of salary space for one of the new signings. In theory, and if the club soon gets the 60 million euros pending from Barça Studios, there would still be pending to register the three new signings: Gundogan, Iñigo Martínez, and Oriol Romeu.
On the other hand, with the departure of the French forward, Barça would free up his contract worth 16 million euros gross. This means that the club would have an additional eight million euros in salary margin for new players. La Liga allows clubs that exceed their salary cap, as is the case with Barça, to use 50% of each released salary to register the new players, even if they remain over the cap.
Dembelé frees up 16.75 million euros. Therefore, if we add both amounts together, the conclusion is that Dembelé is possibly one of the players who can generate the most salary margin for the club in case of leaving. Adding the 8.75 million from 35% of his transfer fee to the 8 million from 50% of his contract results in a total of 16.75 million euros. This amount could be used by Barça to register two out of the three new signings.
It is worth mentioning that Gundogan has joined Barça with a symbolic salary of nine million euros gross, but with an ascending contract that actually guarantees him a higher average salary of around 12 million euros. Iñigo Martínez is also on similar terms with a salary of around nine million euros. Oriol Romeu, on the other hand, has a much more modest contract, around four million euros gross. In total, the three of them represent a salary cost of 22 million euros in the first year.
cronicaglobal.elespanol.com
