Ousmane Dembele’s transfer from FCBarcelonato PSG is set to be completed by the єɴԀ of the week according to multiple reliable sources.
The 26-year-old’s €50 million release clause expired last night, butLes Parisienswill still sign him for the same amount, afteractivating a ‘private’ clauseby sєɴԀing a formal letter toBarçainforming their intention to sign the winger.
AsFabrizio Romanoclarifies, the ‘private’ clause is essentially an agreement thatBarcelonaand Dembele that if any club agrees to pay €50 million for him before July 1, and if the player wants to leave, they would green-light the operation.
And that is how things have panned out as PSG confirmed their willingness to pay €50 million for Dembele formally and the player also informed the La Liga champions of his wish to join them.
How much willBarcelonareceive for the transfer?
It is well-known that as part of the contract agreement with Dembele last year, it was stipulated thatBarcelonawould receive only half of the €50 million release clause if any club would activate it, withthe other half going to the player and his agent.
So, in case PSG had triggered the release clause before Monday night’s deadline,Barçawould only receive €25 million, with the remaining sum going to Dembele and his representative, Moussa Sissoko.
But, that will no longer be the case with the operation now as PSG did not activate the actual release clause.
However, at the same time, Romano clarifies thatBarcelonawill still not receive the entire €50 million from Dembele’s departure to PSG.
The Catalan giants will pocket more than the €25 million that they would have been entitled to in case of the activation of the release clause, but not the entire €50 million fee, with some portion still likely to єɴԀ up with the player.
Dembele has travelled with the squad to Las Vegas but will not be involved in the final pre-season friєɴԀly against AC Milan tonight. And his exit could be finalised soon after the tour is over.
