Earlier today, we covered a report from Catalan newspaper Sport, which explained Barcelona don’t want an obligation to buy in any loan deal for Raheem Sterling.
They’d want to take the Manchester City player on loan in January, and have an option to turn that into a permanent deal should the 26-year-old impress during his time at the Camp Nou.
Sport have now published another report, and it would appear Barcelona’s plan around this transfer is so optimistic it’s becoming ridiculous.
They want to take Sterling on loan, with Manchester City and Barcelona each paying 50% of his salary for this season, with the total put at €18m. Sport make this sound more complicated than it need be… basically, Barca would pay the player’s full wages whilst he’s with them.
However, it’s felt the €9m salary share is still too much for Barcelona, so they would request Sterling makes an ‘economic effort’ himself and accepts lower from the Catalan side.
That would mean him taking a pay-cut for the second half of this season, although there could be bonuses attached.
It’s once again made clear that, under no circumstances, will Barcelona agree to a mandatory buying clause. There’s also no mention of a loan fee.
This all sounds great for Barcelona, but not so great for either Manchester City or Raheem Sterling.
