His departure had been announced for months. But ultimately, Samuel Umtiti will stay at FC Barcelona. Not without surprise, the Catalan club announced the extension of the French defender until … 2026! With a precision of size: “a drop in salary for the year and a half that he would receive according to his previous contract“. “With this operation, the Club extends the player’s contract and must not increase his salary.“, indicates Barça.
To put it simply, then: Umtiti therefore extended the contract and, probably, spread his salary over time. “FC Barcelona would like to publicly thank Samuel Umtiti for the effort and affection towards the Club he has shown. Club blaugrana thus increases its financial ‘fair play’ and will be able to register Ferran Torres in the Spanish Professional Football League.“, also specifies the Catalan club, which will be able to play its new recruit Ferran Torres while respecting the rules of financial fair play.
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The Spanish international, who came from Manchester City, made a commitment at the end of December with FC Barcelona for five years until 2027. But the financial rules of the Spanish championship, which notably regulate the payrolls of the clubs, did not allow Barça to play it until then. Ferran Torres’ transfer amount was not disclosed but British media reported on December 22 that it would be € 55m. Torres had been transferred from Valencia to Manchester City in August 2020 for € 20million.
FC Barcelona are also negotiating a possible extension of the contract of the French international Ousmane Dembélé, which expires at the end of the season, and the leaders of the club also hope that he will accept a reduction in his remuneration. Barça is crumbling under an abysmal debt of nearly a billion euros. Xavi, Barca coach, showed his optimism last week regarding these negotiations.
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