At the current stage of the summer transfer window, Barcelona continue to analyze proceedings in the market that would allow them to partake in any potential operation that stays in line with their various economic restrictions.
The arrivals confirmed thus far have either been of players that have arrived at Barcelona as free agents or have come for very minimal transfer fees in order to be facilitated within the club’s financial means.
As a result, the Catalan club considers any and all potential sources of revenue generation important at this point in time. The sales of unwanted and out-of-favor players are necessary to be able to further finance Barca’s various intended transfers.
Most recently, however, Barcelona could be set to receive a slight economic injection from the sale of an ex-player, according to Actualité – Barça, and the player in question is Brazilian star Malcom, currently plying his trade for Russian side Zenit.
FC Zenit have received an offer worth €60 million from Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal that is progressing well as per a recent report from Mundo Deportivo. This transfer in turn will also boost the finances of Barcelona, who have a sell-on percentage dependent on the capital gains from the player’s sale.
The capital gains imply any amount that Zenit earns beyond the €40-45 million they paid themselves for the acquisition of the 26-year-old forward in 2019. This would suggest that Barcelona would earn 7.5% percent, the percentage agreed, from the €20 million Zenit would be receiving as a capital gain.
Mathematically, this would amount to a value close to €1.5 million. While on the face of it, the value does not seem significant but for a club in as tense an economic position as Barcelona, even the slightest of funds generated could help the Catalan club maneuver through certain restrictions.
The Brazilian talent previously joined Barcelona in 2018 from French club Bordeaux for a reported fee of €41 million, and one season later found himself shipped off to Russia following a disappointing debut season in which he did not receive much of a chance to make his mark.
