Barcelona Earns Millions from Nico González's Transfer to Manchester City.mp4

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00:00You know that feeling when you find a forgotten bill in your pocket?

00:04Money you weren't counting on.

00:06A nice little gift, right?

00:08Well, that's exactly what happened to Barcelona at the end of this transfer window.

00:12The club received a surprise windfall thanks to Nico Gonzalez's transfer to Manchester

00:17City.

00:18Guardiola's team wrapped up a big spending window, paying $62 million to Porto for the

00:24midfielder.

00:25But here's the catch.

00:26When Barca sold Nico, they kept 40% of the future profit from a resale.

00:31That meant an expected income of $20.6 million.

00:34However, Porto bought back half of that percentage for $3.1 million, cutting Barcelona's profit

00:41down to 20% of the transfer.

00:44Final earnings for Barca.

00:4610.6 masts from the 20% resale clause, 3.1 ante from selling the other 20%, $13.7 million

00:54total.

00:55Not bad for unexpected money, especially with Barca's financial struggles.