Barcelona still have one more instalment left to pay on the Luis Suarez transfer, according to a leaked document.
Football Leaks have released
Luis Suarez’s transfer agreement from his Liverpool move to Barcelona.
According to the leaked document, the exact fee the Catalans paid for the Uruguayan superstar was £64.98m, paid out over five instalments.
Amazingly, there are no add-ons in the contract.
Suarez helped Barcelona to the La Liga title and the Champions League last season – honours that would often be included in a transfer as requiring additional payments – but no such clauses were added.
Suarez has again excelled this season at the Nou Camp and is likely to be a serious contender for the Ballon d'Or, but again no add-ons were included in the deal.
Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre has been coming under fire on Twitter for this lack of foresight.
https://twitter.com/nikpostinger/status/714367572808957952
https://twitter.com/Wasim786S/status/714391731555401728
https://twitter.com/clinical_lfc/status/714391631127056385
The payment structure of the transfer was: £13m on 31/7/14, £13m on 31/1/15, £13m on 31/7/15, £13m on 31/1/16 and £12.98m on 31/7/16.
There is a distinct lack of clauses and stipulations in the agreement, meaning that Barcelona do not have to pay Liverpool anything extra should Suarez claim any accolades such as the Ballon d'Or or the top goalscorer of La Liga, which is unusual for a modern football transfer.
Check out the transfer agreement courtesy of Football Leaks below.
