It is 100M cash buyout clause, not 90M
10M net salary, for 10 years contract.
Who tf can match such salary while paying 100M for him on 9 year+ contract?
Contract lenght doesn't matter much. If anything, if he hits it big 10m net salary is a bit under market. It depends on him and him alone. I remain partial to the idea that a big world cup performance is gonna draw suitors from the rich clubs.
Without that, I agree with you.
Personally, for me this extension brings some warning signs with him. I would have liked us to sign him for 60m and decent salary, but can't say this is a huge loss for us. Also don't believe in the idea that Raphinha should be moved from LW. If we signed Nico... first 1-2 seasons he'd have been a squad player.
Don't believe the story with the local club love, seems inconsistent with his previous actions, and this screams to me like the decision of a hesitant young player that is scared to make a big move and wants to have a good fallback situation in case things go wrong.
This extension with Bilbao is ideal if he wants some kind of protection in case he doesn't make it big. It ensures him for life in case he ends up like Ansu Fati. In that sense, it is an amazing financial deal for a young player. If he hits it big, then he'll still have some hope for a big transfer should he want it, if he doesn't confirm expectations, he sits on a sweet sweet salary for a decade. Either way, someone who dreams for big titles and is extremely confident in his ability at the elite level does not extend with Bilbao for 10 years with a big release clause.
