And now we've gotten 11M? Or did that conveniently slip your mind? So basically just a 9M difference, and that's a big IF, if he's ever sold for 40M.
Bird in hand, it could’ve potentially been better than 11M but at best 20M. It was an important deal to make considering Tebas & Liga continue to delay the validation of VIP revenue for FFP - rather than lost revenue for a player Bartomeu plunked 31M on. We recoup 21M in the end (10M as part of deal back to Sporting, 11M now for the 50%) + all those years of wages Bartomeu signed him too as well. Most importantly, it puts us in the black for FFP and the registrations become straightforward
This must’ve been the ace up the sleeve they left late or it took time to agree on the final numbers with Sporting, either way it gets it across the line. We have a strong squad that has been reinforced with excellent acquisitions, coupled to cantera kids that will add something only they can and upon the official 1:1 we can reinforce anywhere in the squad with the reopening of Camp Nou
From here on out, club is going to generate tremendous revenue while the sporting side dazzles and its rainbows and unicorns from there. It’s incredible work in 4 seasons from our lowest when the club was on verge of catastrophic bankruptcy
Can’t be understated, they will have courses on this in business school - particularly in light of the state of corruption in Spain in terms of league oversight & refereeing. Against everyone, one winner. Titles a plenty incoming
No L’s for Laporta, the club’s 🐐 President