One good thing and one (very) bad thing for Boca: Lema made official but Barco fulfills the clause and goes to Brighton

One of lime and one of sand. Even if, in that case, the lime one seems to weigh more. The thing is, even though it’s not official, it was confirmed this Monday Valentín Barco will sign the release clause of ten million dollars and will leave Boca to play for English club Brighton. The correct? Cristian Lema is now officially the first reinforcement of Xeneize for the 2024 season. Although his inclusion had already been announced, the defender still had to resolve the departure of Lanús and that is why only on Thursday the club welcomed him on its social networks after signing the contractual bond until December 2025. with option of another year.

Boca has officially announced Lema

The 33-year-old from Chubut underwent a medical check-up last Thursday. However, he was unable to sign because the Granata club invited him to terminate his contract. Lema was even fined for not showing up for training, even though he had not yet received his December salary. Finally, last Saturday he attended, greeted his teammates, the technical staff led by Ricardo Zielinski and agreed to leave with the league leaders. Obviously the player, and obviously Boca, paid almost 500 thousand dollars.

After the official confirmation, the defender will join his new teammates and the intense preseason that Boca will experience with Diego Martínez will begin. In the squad, in their role, there are Nicolás Figal and Bruno Valdez plus the young Aaron Anselmino. While as second central defender there are Marcos Rojo and Nicolás Valentini.

There is currently no date for his press conference presentation, but as he did last semester, he could wait to hire another player and present several at once. As he has done several times during his administration.

Barco will put his clause to leave Boca into practice

This Monday, a key meeting took place that will define Ezequiel Barco’s departure from Boca. The Colorado native had decided to leave and, given Riquelme’s refusal to accept Brighton’s offer (paid in easy instalments), he decided to execute the clause and leave Ribera’s club.

The boy will thus follow in the footsteps of another Colorado who moved from Boca to the same English club and did very well: none other than Alexis Mac Allister.

Just as Brighton quickly grabbed Alexis, they were interested in adding another Colorado to their ranks for a few months. And between one toast and another he accelerated the negotiation. Boca had the formal offer and the decision had been made by the player’s entourage: if the club had not accepted it, they would have signed the release clause.

Considering this scenario, Boca was clear about one thing: more money would enter the club’s coffers faster if the clause was respected, which is why they never accepted Brighton’s offer.

Because Boca did not accept the English club’s offer

If Boca accepted Brighton’s offer they would receive almost seven million dollars in four or five instalments, i.e. around a million and a half sooner. The rest during the year. And, in the future, the possibility of adding another good amount of green money. For it to be a good deal for Boca, in the future Brighton would have to sell the player for more than 60 million dollars, that is, they would receive another six, plus training rights.

Why almost seven million? Because, in that operation, from the 10.5 million it is necessary to deduct 15% of the player, 7% of the AFIP withholdings, 2% of the AFA, 1.2% of the stamp duties in CABA, 0, 5% of the union and, above all, probably 7% of the representative’s commission.

Why almost seven million? Because from the 10.5 million it is necessary to deduct 15% of the player, 7% of the AFIP withholdings, 2% of the AFA, 1.2% of the stamp duties in the CABA, 0.5% of the union and, most likely, 7% of the representatives. commission.

If, however, Barco were to implement the termination clause (which is taken for granted, even if it has not yet happened), You must deposit 100% into the club account within the next five days, That is, the almost clean $10 million. If Brighton pays him, the Argentine club will also have to pay 3% of the clause to the Players’ Welfare Fund, 2% to the Structural Sports Fund in the AFA, 2% of the administrative costs to the AFA and 0.5% to the members. The player obviously gives up his 15%, unless Brighton pays him. But this is part of the individual negotiation with the new club. Boca, on the other hand, will always have the percentage of training rights. Since Barco has been at the club since he was eight and signed his first contract at the age of 16, he receives 10%.

Playing with the old saying, Boca prefers 10 million in hand than 15 on the run. And finally it seems that this will be the number he will stay with.