Premier League
Jean-Clair Todibo becomes the protagonist of an operation that will bring unexpected benefits to FC Barcelona. The 25-year-old French defender will definitively leave Nice this summer to sign with West Ham, where he has played on loan this season. The London club will exercise the purchase option set at 40 million euros, resulting in a substantial profit for the Blaugrana.
When Barça transferred Todibo to Nice in 2021 for 8.5 million, they secured a 20% share of a future sale. Now, with his transfer to the Premier League sealed, the Catalan entity will receive around eight million additional euros, a sum that will help improve their financial margin for the next transfer window, as confirmed by MundoDeportivo.
Barcelona is making the most of its cast-offs.
Todibo landed at Camp Nou in January 2019 for just one million euros from Toulouse. However, he never managed to establish himself and went through various loan spells at clubs like Schalke 04, Benfica, and finally Nice, which decided to acquire him outright. During his time in Germany and Portugal, Barça had already earned about 3.5 million through loan deals, making the total economic return on the player amount to 20 million.
This revenue adds to other recent movements by the Catalan club, such as the sale of Álex Valle to Como for six million, and the possible departures of Estanis Pedrola to Bologna and Álex Collado to Qatar. All these transfers will help finance the signings that Hansi Flick and Deco are planning to strengthen the squad. One of the first to arrive will be Joan Garcia, goalkeeper from Espanyol, while the club continues to cautiously scour the market to finalize two or three more additions without extravagance.
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