When was Antoine Griezmann's 'loyalty' going to cost Barça?

Recently more than a month confirmed that the Athletic of Madrid had exerted his option of combra on Antoine Griezmann in return of 20 million for the FC Barcelona, after dribbling to the half the price that the Barcelona had put in principle in his agreement of cession by two seasons. For the culés was a 'need' give off of the French attacker.

It is not a secret for anybody that Griezmann was one of the better players paid in the staff of the Barça and that, besides, had several clauses in his agreement that went to generate him income 'extra' depending on the aims that fulfilled . It signed a dilapidated agreement beside Josep María Bartomeu that it was unsustainable (and would keep on being it) for the Barcelona picture.

In addition to the twenty million net euros that embolsaba by season, the French had several 'bonos' in his agreement. In fact, during the 2021 desveló that the Barça had saved around 20 'kilos' alone by the loyalty of the French player. And it is that it existed a clause by that mount that it went him to reward for keeping tied to the Barcelona entity from his third season.

In this moment, explained that it treated of a 'loyalty bonus', that was a mount fixed concealed, to earn from the summer of 2022, when they had fulfilled three years of his signing from the Athletic of Madrid. desveló, also, that in 2022 corresponded seven millions, whereas in the fourth and fifth campaign other 6,5 'kilos'.

His exit was a relief

The Barça advanced to the facts and in the last day of the market of signings estival of 2021, yielded to Antoine Griezmann to the Athletic of Madrid by two seasons and an option of compulsory purchase. Although in this moment was a hard hit because the team remained without forwards, practically, resulted to be one of the solutions of the club to be able to buoy economically... And less badly they did it.