Could be wrong mate, I just saw it here.
The mirror (according to the TIA article i took it from) gave this breakdown (Bold and underlined are clauses we should have been paid)
£142m maximum. £106m guaranteed.
- £18 million for Coutinho’s first 100 matches for FCB
- The Spanish club will pay £4.5m at each 25-match interval to total that £18m
- £4.5m due if Barca qualify for 2018/19 CL
- Another £4.5m if they qualify for the 19/20 CL
A further £4.5m for winning the CL in 18/19- And £4.5m again if they win it in 19/20
He signed a 5 and half year contract with Barca, so the guaranteed payments are probably paid over 5 years. Would these be due in the Winter window or the summer? If the latter, we should have 2 or 3 payments (one from the initial deal in the winter, one last summer and one this summer) which would be about £40-60m paid/payable.
(Given the acrimony the deal could have led to a bigger up front payment - but i havent seen any breakdown of these. Also wasnt there rumours that Coutinho had paid something to get this deal done? Barca were not supposed to have had the funds to complete the deal because of the Dembele deal but i think one of their sponsors put up some cash to make it happen - which may point to a smaller up front payment.)
So, we also have £9m owing for CL qualification the last 2 seasons. They didnt win it, that is £4.5m lost from the maximum price.
He has played 76 games for Barca - so that is a further £13.5 m that should have been paid (as it is payable every 25 games upto £100).
So, if my maths & assumptions are right, the maximum price stands at £137.5m.
We should have been paid (or will have been paid this summer) £9m+£13.5m+£40 to 60m = £62.5m to £82.5m.
£137.5m - £62.5m = £75m
£137.5m - £82.5m = £55m
So, if all payments are up to date (We dont know the due dates so this is a bit tricky) the debt would appear to be between £55m and £75m. IF there is additional money that we are owed but hasnt been paid - then that will presumably have to be paid pretty sharpish if they sell him onto a 3rd party this summer - and how does that work if they are swapping him for Neymar along with other players?
It's fair to assume Countinho will play a further 24 matches for Barca if he stays, and that they will qualify for CL. Therefore, any proposed deal would involving us would probably expect that to be covered as part of the 'buying price'.
