Barcelona ‘must pay Ousmane Dembele HALF of transfer fee if sold’ with new release clause at £42MILLION after pay cut
BARCELONA will reportedly have to pay Ousmane Dembele HALF of any transfer fee should they sell him within the next two years.
The French star, who had been linked with Chelsea, looked set to depart the Nou Camp this summer after an injury ravaged five years there since joining from Borussia Dortmund.
However, he ended speculation over his future by recently penning a new two-year contract rather than leaving as a free agent in June.
Now Spanish publication Sport have released details of his mega new package.
The 25-year-old will allegedly earn around £17million a year.
Dembele will pocket at least £13.5m gross for each year of his contract and could net a further £3.4m through bonuses each campaign.
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That means that the attacker could earn nearly £34m across his contract over the next two seasons.
And the ex-Rennes player will also receive 50 percent of any transfer fee should he be sold – with his contract including a release clause of £42m.
That could tempt Dembele to leave before the end of his contract with the potential to bank an extra £21m on top of his salary.
Dembele cost Barcelona a whopping £120m back in 2017 but he has struggled to make an impact due to a number of injury problems.
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However, his form improved following the arrival of Xavi in the dug-out as he produced a goal and 13 assists in 15 LaLiga starts under the Spaniard last term.
He has continued his good form into pre-season, and Xavi was full of praise for the ace after he bagged a brace in a recent friendly against Juventus.
He said: “He has shown what he is capable of. He is different, special.
“There are not many of this type. He gives us a lot with the way we play.
“Not everyone has the ability to make a difference in the world of soccer and he does. He is involved and he shows it.
“I don’t know the Dembele from before November, I don’t know him. I am very happy with this one.”