El RCD Espanyol has communicated, on its social networks, that the Real Madrid will exercise the purchase clause he had on the forward Joselu Mato, 34 years old and who last season played on loan at the Merengue team, who had secured a purchase option.
✍️ OFFICIAL | Real Madrid executes the clause for Joselu
— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) June 27, 2024
“Real Madrid has informed RCD Espanyol that executes the purchase clause for Joselu Mato, included in the agreement reached a year ago between both clubs. Therefore, Joselu is no longer a blue and white player. RCD Espanyol wishes him luck in his new professional adventure,” says the official statement from the Catalan club.
In the transfer of Joselú to Real Madrid, in the summer of 2023 after the relegation of the parakeets, a purchase clause was included by the Madrid club, which had to be effective before June 30, 2024.
This clause was set in 1.5 million euros from Real Madrid to Espanyol, a club with which Joselu had a contract for another season.
Joselu, heading to Arabia
The purchase by Real Madrid It will be to “help” Joselu in his move to a Qatari club since the player has decided to accept an important two-year offer for eight million euros net for each of them.
Real Madrid, who wanted to continue counting on Joselu for one more season, is doing the player a huge favor, as compensation for his commitment and the great season that the Silleda striker had last season.
In this season, Joselu has scored a total of 18 goals The 34-year-old, who played as a substitute for the whole year, also won the Spanish league.
Espanyol’s anger
The parakeet team, which is still celebrating its return to First Division a year after the fateful relegation, He wanted to get more out of Joselu’s transfer to Qatarsomething that would have an impact on the astronomical signing that the Galician striker would receive – everything that amounted to more than one and a half million euros in transfer cost would be deducted from the signing of the Spanish International striker -, so Joselu’s agent requested the Madrid’s collaboration and the merengue team has become a key piece in the operation, acting as a bridge club, paying the million and a half clause so that the player can go where he wants and collecting the token he wants without having to negotiate. with Espanyol.
2024-06-27 14:59:02
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