Although he signed a new contract with Barcelona this summer and put an end to the transfer soap opera at least for a while, Ousmane Dembele could very soon be one of the most attractive topics on the football market. Maybe as early as next summer. French L’Equipe reveals that Dembele signed a new contract with the Catalans this summer, but with special conditions. He insisted on the buyout clause, which is only 50 million euros, of which only half goes to the Catalan club. Although it was previously mentioned that the amount is twice as much, a reputable French newspaper claims that anyone who offers 50 million euros next summer can take Dembele. How did Barca agree to such bad terms? Well, something makes sense… They had to. Let’s go back a few months.Dixit @dembouz pic.twitter.com/uHvuM2qJbz— FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_fra) September 22, 2022 Dembele’s contract with Barcelona expired and he was mentioned as a reinforcement of Chelsea, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain… During the unsuccessful negotiations with Barcelona, last winter, he insisted on a ’fat’ bonus for himself and his agent. 20 million euros for both of them plus a contract worth 40 million euros per year gross. Barca did not give in and did not give him anything. The Catalonians have given up and accepted that they will lose him in the summer for nothing. But Xavi has since “found a chord” with the controversial Frenchman and convinced him and the club management to sit down again and come to an agreement. In the end, neither Dembele nor the agent received any signing bonus. Dembele aware of his mistakes: I wasted five years of my life…The Frenchman even agreed to a lower salary than the one he had during the previous five years when he was earning around 20 million euros per year gross (11 million euros net but with all the bonuses he actually never managed to achieve). According to the new contract, the fixed part is 6.5 million per season, but with easily achievable bonuses it can reach 11 million. In translation, if he plays standard and well, he will have the same, maybe even higher salary than before, when his net annual salary without bonuses was 6.5 million. Considering his current form, he is expected to earn a “pure” 10 million euros. And then again, he holds everything in his hands because 50 million euros for such a player will be a small thing for any serious club. As much as 25 million euros goes to him from compensation. Barca will get so much more which is certainly better than nothing as it could have gone this summer.##NAJAVA_MECA_6667972##
