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Barça unlocks its 'exit operation': Lenglet, closer to Tottenham
According to information from the newspaper 'SPORT', FC Barcelona would be very close to completing the definitive sale of Clément Lenglet to Tottenham. Right now, the difference between the claims of both clubs is "only" five million euros
The FC Barcelona insists in promoting his operation gone out of any way. It is the big priority to be able to begin to inscribe to the players that have renewed his agreements and the signings. Already they gave the first step with the desvinculación of Samuel Umtiti and expect to advance in two operations during this week, with Clément Lenglet like one of the protagonists. It is in the ramp of exit and the agreement with the Tottenham, club in which it already was yielded in the 2022-2023, will not take in arriving.
The negotiations between Barça and Spurs carry long, but up to now has not existed economic agreement to give green light to the operation, because while the blaugrana wanted to ingresar 15 million fixed euros by the sale of the central French, the londinenses have left clear that only are had to pay ten 'kilos'. They are conscious that it will correspond him pay the -elevated- wage of Lenglet and the intention is to reduce costs to the maximum.
The agreement Barça-Spurs, more near
The true is that in the last hours has advanced considerably in the conversations of both teams to carry out the operation, put finally the Barça has accessed to ingresar less than the expected by the sale of the footballer of 28 years, as 'SPORT'. In this sense, would be had to accept the €10m that put on the table from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with such to close the traspaso the sooner possible.
To compensate, from the City Condal study the option to insist in a mount (€5m) in function of the exert and different variables. It is an alternative that is on the table, but still has not been approved by the Spurs. In any case, is the first time that are so near to arrive to a half point. It has had to see the agreement in personal terms that has reached the English group with Lenglet, by the next three seasons.
The rescission of the agreement, an option?
On the other hand, as it informs the before quoted source, while it negotiates with the Tottenham continues deepening in the possibility of the rescission of the agreement. The surroundings of the player keeps live this option, conscious that Lenglet has agreement until the 2026 and already has forgiven a lot of money in these last years (for helping to the club in the middle of the pandemia). Only in the season 2023-2024 would correspond him earn a wage of 16 million euros, by what no descartan -still- ask a compensation... Knowingly that in London will earn much less.
