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At a time when Barcelona are desperately on the lookout for recent income in order that they will register their two new signings, the membership have been given a significant increase.
That’s as a result of Actual Betis have formally processed the switch of Alex Collado to Al-Shamal SC in Qatar – a transfer that not directly advantages the Catalans.
Collado’s change to the Qatari membership was made official again on June 17 in a €2.5 million deal, which noticed Barça pocket €500,000 because of the 20% sell-on clause they’d retained when he left for Betis in 2023.
Nonetheless, La Liga solely registered the transaction this Tuesday, as reported by SPORT.
Betis have now added Collado to their La Liga registration listing purely for administrative functions earlier than recording his sale.
What does this imply for Barcelona?
Whereas the participant doesn’t seem in Betis’ official squad on the Spanish FA’s web site, the transfer permits the Andalusian membership to declare a €2 million revenue, enhancing their wage margin.
For Barcelona, the affect is extra modest when it comes to truthful play. Though they obtain €500,000 in money, solely €100,000 might be counted in the direction of La Liga’s monetary truthful play calculations.
This accounts for simply 20% of the entire revenue, because the participant was thought-about “overpaid” below the league’s accounting guidelines.
As soon as hailed as one among La Masia’s brightest prospects, Collado captained García Pimienta’s Barça B aspect and showcased constant high quality in Spain’s decrease divisions.
But, not like contemporaries resembling Gavi and Nico, he by no means broke by means of below Ronald Koeman, and Xavi’s arrival didn’t change his fortunes both.
Now, he’s set for a brand new journey at Al Shamal and will probably be enjoying below the management of former Barcelona match analyst David Prats.
