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Barcelona Agree €22m Plus Add‑Ons for Karim Adeyemi

Built around a low guaranteed fee plus performance add‑ons to limit Barcelona’s immediate cash outlay, the deal remains conditional on a medical with sell‑on terms unresolved.

Overview

  • The clubs reached a club‑to‑club agreement late on Friday for a package reported as €22 million guaranteed with up to €7 million in performance add‑ons and a five‑year contract for Adeyemi.
  • Reports conflict on the sell‑on clause with figures ranging from about 20% to 35%, so the exact distribution of any future fee has not been finalised.
  • Adeyemi has agreed personal terms with Barcelona and told Borussia Dortmund he will only join Barça, a stance that left Dortmund exposed with only one year remaining on his contract.
  • Negotiations followed an opening €20 million offer from Barcelona that Dortmund rejected, after which Barca used a structured offer with add‑ons, a sell‑on element and possible player inclusion to bridge the valuation gap.
  • Dortmund have already begun scouting replacements, with Cologne’s Said El Mala linked, and the transfer could reshape Barcelona’s wing depth and influence other summer moves at Camp Nou.