Barcelona lose millions from Nico Gonzalez’s Manchester City move

Barcelona lost millions from Nico Gonzalez’s transfer due to a contract clause they sold cheaply. Their financial struggles prevented them from maximizing profit, missing out on an even larger windfall.

Barcelona Lose Millions From Nico Gonzalez’s Manchester City Move
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Barcelona reportedly lost millions due to a contract oversight in Nico Gonzalez’s £50 million transfer from Porto to Manchester City. The 23-year-old midfielder, who emerged from La Masia, was sold to Porto for £7 million in 2023 as Barcelona aimed to ease financial struggles.

The club initially included a 40% sell-on clause but later sold half of it to Porto for just £2.5 million. As a result, instead of receiving £20 million from Gonzalez’s City move, Barcelona only earned £10 million, totaling £12.5 million when including Porto’s clause payment—£7.5 million less than expected.

Barcelona also had a £25 million buy-back option, which, had they exercised it, could have allowed them to sell Gonzalez to City for £50 million and secure a £25 million profit. However, Porto’s earlier clause purchase rendered this option void. Meanwhile, Gonzalez expressed excitement about joining City, calling it the perfect opportunity to develop under Pep Guardiola and play alongside world-class teammates.

Nicolás González Iglesias

Nicolás González Iglesias

Midfielder

SpainSpain

Age: 23

188 cm

kg

This season he played in total 17 times for 1445 minutes for Liga Portugal.

Nicolás González Iglesias scored 5 goals for Porto. He procured 3 assists. He received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.

His team is currently 3rd in Liga Portugal. In the last match Porto drew 2-2 against Rio Ave.

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Manchester City will play the next match in FA Cup against Leyton Orient on Saturday 8th of February in London. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.​