According to Nico Gonzalez ‘, Barcelona made another transfer error.
The Premier League master took their expenses to a whopping £ 180 million in January after securing the signature of FC Porto midfielder for 50 million GBP.
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The Spaniard started his senior career in the famous La Masia Academy in Barcelona and got his chance after Lionel Messi’s blockbuster exit from the club.
The Catalan Catalans had no choice but to put their confidence in their outskirts when Gonzalez had joined the first team in the first team Alejandro Balde and Gavi.
Despite an encouraging start to life in the Nou Camp, in which comparisons were made with club -like Sergio Busquets, Gonzalez ‘trajectory changed the direction and while Gavi and Pedri stamped their places in the start of XI.
However, Gonzalez received only a handful of replacement appearances.
In the 2022/23 season, a seasoning loan followed in Valencia before it was finally sold to the Portuguese Giants for around 7 million GBP.
The deal that brought Gonzalez to the winners of the Champions League 2004 included a 40 percent sales clause and a buyback of 25 million GBP.
However, Porto reserved the right to not only halve the sales process, but also to cancel the buyback by paying only 2.5 million GBP.
When Gonzalez under control with his new environment in Portugal, his services and, like every experienced business, postage improved their right by paying the massive amount in exchange for a larger share of a potential future transmission fee.
Fast lead by February 2024 and Gonzalez ‘Transfer to Manchester City have lost an urgently needed windfall.
Under the previous conditions, Barca would have received a healthy value of 17.1 million GBP as 40 percent of capital profits, as the journalist Dale Johnson was explained.
Instead, the Spanish giants will now in pocket around 8.6 million GBP – a loss of 8.5 million GBP takes into account the payment of postage.
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If the clause were still active, Barcelona Gonzalez could have signed again for around 25 million pounds before moving to City for 50 million GBP.
It is another example of poor financial planning for the Catalan Club, the highly documented problems of which have plagued the club in recent years.
In the meantime, Gonzalez wrote a contract for four and a half year contract and became the fifth signing of the city’s January transfer window
The 23-year-old was brought with him to fill the emptiness that Ballon D’Or winner Rodri left, who missed a large part of the season with a injury to the front cruciate ligament.
Gonzalez, who played a key role in Porto last season to raise the Portuguese trophy, was pleased to sign for the Premier League master.
He said: “This is the perfect opportunity for me in this phase of my career.
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“I am 23 and want to test myself in England. There is no better club than Manchester City for me to do that.
“Take a look at the squad you have here-it is incredible, full of world-class players. There is no footballer in the world who doesn’t want to be part of this setup.”
Gonzalez also spoke of his excitement to connect with the former Barcelona player and manager Pep Guardiola.
“I know that the call has pep and I can’t wait to work with him,” he added. “In fact, I feel honored that I play in his team.”