Joan Laporta has revealed that the previous Barcelona board used to pay unjustifiably big commissions when agreeing transfers.
During the presentation, one of the journalists asked the president whether he would pay a commission above 5% — which is considered the norm — in order to sign Erling Haaland.
“What we will not do is make unjustifiable payments,” Laporta responded. “We won’t make disproportionate payments. You’re talking about a deal [for Haaland] and there are exaggerated reports of the commission,” Laporta has said, as quoted by Diario Sport.
“In the past, there have been times where if you want a player, you have to pay a certain amount of commission. But if we do that, we won’t dress it up.
“We will explain it with complete transparency. What we won’t do is say that a transfer cost €17m [for Neymar] and later it turns out that €40m went to the father and the total deal was closer to €100m.”
Haaland is said to be Laporta’s big target for next summer.
The striker will reportedly have a release clause of €75m. However, the buying club would have to pay up to €20m in commissions to the agent, Mino Raiola, and Erling’s father.
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