In this year's summer transfer window, Donnarumma, the 22-year-old Golden Boot winner and UEFA Europa League goalkeeper of the year, said goodbye to AC Milan as a free agent and moved to the arms of Paris Saint-Germain.
For Paris, this is a great joy. A young goalkeeper who is one of the best in the world for nothing. Although the annual salary of 12 million euros is not low for the goalkeeper, but the five-year contract totaled only 60 million euros (before taxes). Compared to the transfer fees of Liverpool's Alisson and Chelsea's Kepa, Donnarumma's price would have been at least 80 million euros if he had been transferred normally.
Despite AC Milan's heavy losses, it was no one else's fault. Despite having a full season to deal with Donnarumma, the Red and Blacks were forced to accept nothing when it came to the expiration of his contract.
Barcelona's situation this summer is even more serious. 2017 summer to 150 million euros in total transfer fee introduced Dembele, contract next season is about to expire. Since landing in La Liga, Dembele is a "hot potato" for Barcelona, but if you let the player does not renew the contract, stay until the next year free agency to leave, Barcelona will be a penny transfer fee can not get back, the loss is also huge.
Barcelona have made it clear that if Dembele doesn't renew his contract, they will get tough: put him in the stands and keep him out of the game until his contract expires!
However, this still didn't help Barcelona, as Dembele remained on his own and continued to enjoy his €12 million annual salary.
But compared to AC Milan's one-dimensional retreat on Donnarumma, Barcelona's approach is clearly tougher. Dembele wants to leave Barcelona in free agency the following year and find another underling to sign a big contract, but who in the top five leagues will want you if you don't play for a season.
Of course, Barcelona haven't done this with Dembele yet, but the one who has done so is 18-year-old Moriba.
Moriba, who is of African descent, started at Barcelona from the Espanyol youth academy and moved to Barcelona's La Masia youth academy at the age of 7. In April 2019, Barcelona extended the contract of 16-year-old ladder player Moriba until 2022 for a default payment of up to €100 million.
Among the rising stars of La Masia in recent years, Moriba is highly expected. In terms of style of play and appearance, Moriba has the shadow of French midfield star Pogba, and is also regarded as the core of Barcelona's next-generation midfield.
In the 2020-21 season, Moriba, registered with Barcelona's B team, made 14 La Liga appearances with the first team, including four starts, contributing one goal and two assists. Mo is starting to drift a bit.
When the contract was renewed in 2019, Barcelona offered Moriba an annual salary of €1 million, which is the highest salary in Barcelona's youth ranks. Barcelona offered to extend the contract for five years and give the player a salary increase, but failed to meet the requirements of his agent. According to the Manchester Evening News, Chelsea, Manchester City two have been in contact with Moriba's agent, willing to provide 6 million euros a year, twice the annual salary offered by Barcelona.
According to previous news from Mundo Deportivo, if Moriba doesn't renew his contract and doesn't receive the right offer, Barcelona will put him in the stands and won't even have a chance to play for the B team.
For Barcelona, who are currently under huge financial pressure, someone offers 30 million euros to sell them. But neither Manchester City, Chelsea, who are rumored to be in the running, nor Real Madrid, whom Barcelona suspects, have made a formal offer.
The latest news from Daily Sport is that Moriba has expressed his desire to stay with Barcelona and resolve the contract extension issue as soon as possible to participate in the preparation for the new season. Those close to Moriba have confirmed that Barcelona will again offer a contract extension and his agent is waiting for the next negotiation.
If AC Milan had taken such tough measures against Donnarumma, who was unwilling to renew his contract and demanded a high salary, last summer, would the result have been different?
