FC Barcelona: Operation Griezmann: an impact of 125 million for Barça
HA few days ago the sale of Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid. The transfer amounted to 20 million euros plus another four in supposedly easy-to-achieve variables since the rojiblanco club will have to pay them if they qualify for the Champions League and pass the group stage in the same competition. An operation that has been criticized from various angles since initially the agreement to the transfer was recorded at 40 million and has been cut in half.
significant savings
However, this operation designed by Mateu Alemany It is a complete success for Barcelona due to the savings it generates. It already began with the transfer of the forward in the summer of 2021 and has now culminated with the sale of the footballer. The Barça club has achieved savings of approximately 125 million salary mass in the three seasons that remained on the Frenchman’s contract when he left the Camp Nou. In the first two, the key was not paying a chip of 35 million per year. The Barça club no longer paid him anything since he left for Atlético.
The transfer of the footballer and the salary mass that he released allowed in the market last winter to bring players like Ferran, Aubameyang or Adama Traor. And in the face of the current campaign, it has also influenced to be able to sign all the reinforcements that the club has hired.
60 million by 23/24
The icing is produced facing the season 23/24. The sale of the player means that for this, in addition to the token, the amortization of their transfer is added, which they do not have to pay. To the 35 million, another 23 must be added, which is approximately what will remain to be amortized. Namely, almost 60 million euros reduction in the wage bill of the season 23/24. A wage mass that will be over 650 million euros without counting how the Griezmann operation affects what will drop below 600.
Before the World Cup
Another important point has been the speed in executing the operation. The Barcelona I wanted to close it before the World Cup because the pressure for the striker to play benefited him. Once the World Cup is over, Atlético and the player could have an agreement so that the figures to execute the purchase operation would not be met. This is what Barcelona expected, which is why the agreement with the colchoneros was accelerated.