Rapid Vienna: Barca purchase obligation for Yusuf Demir apparently applies to the next game
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Storm talent Yusuf Demir did not play at Barca at the weekend. Is there a special contractual clause behind it?
On Sunday, Yusuf Demir watched from the bench as FC Barcelona only played 2-2 against CA Osasuna – the Catalans’ next disappointing appearance. Is the Blaugrana now deliberately delaying the 18-year-old’s next outing? At least that’s what the courier suspects.
Background: In the summer, Yusuf Demir moved from Rapid Vienna to Barca on a one-year loan. So far there has been talk of a subsequent purchase option in the amount of around ten million euros. According to courier but said option is actually a purchase obligation that takes effect when the offensive player is used for the tenth time. So far, the Austrian international has been in nine appearances, most recently Demir was substituted on in the 3-0 defeat in Munich.
Because FC Barcelona is heavily in debt with 1.35 billion euros, Demir’s commitment and the associated fixation of the transfer could now be delayed.
Has Demir’s tenth assignment been deliberately delayed?
Accordingly, there should be plans that Demir will only be reinstated after the end of the winter transfer period on January 31, since the transfer would then fall into the summer transfer window – and with it the payment of the transfer fee.
Should Barca allow his new coach Xavi winter transfers, Demir would have to stew on the bench until the duel with Atletico in early February to free up budget.