Fran Villalba’s transfer from Valencia to Birmingham City is being taken as a done deal by the Spanish media this Monday.
Outlet Levante says there are ‘little’ details left for the Championship side to complete the signing and announce this three-year contract with the Blues.
The report says the clubs have found a very peculiar agreement for this transfer, with a bunch of clauses which could bring him back to Valencia soon.
Firstly: Villalba is signing for Birmingham City, but 75% of his rights will still belong to Valencia.
That would still leave Valencia with half of a future transfer. There’s also another clause saying the La Liga side are paid €2m in case the Blues get the promotion to the Premier League.
This is an interesting deal, especially because third-party ownership has been forbidden by FIFA a long time ago, so these clauses are probably all made of future sale percentages.
