Griezmann will be the biggest 'clausulazo' in the history of Barça

For what you might think, signing a player by paying their termination clause is not very common . Normally, teams usually reach deals for the majority of operations . Transfers are agreed, often by figures close to the rescission clause, but in this way benefits are obtained, such as the possibility of splitting payments or putting players in the operation to make it cheaper.

However, there are times when an agreement is not possible. At that point there seems to be Barcelona with Antoine Griezmann and Atlético de Madrid. Barring surprise, the azulgranas will have to pay of blow the 120 million euros that appear in the clause of the French attacker .If so, the world champion will become the biggest clausulazo in the history of Barcelona. Not only that, but it will be the first time that a LaLiga team has paid such a high amount to free a player.

To date, the highest amount paid by Barça to pay a termination clause was 35.9 million euros . That was what he deposited at the headquarters of LaLiga for Clément Lenglet to rescind his contract with Sevilla last summer.Another illustrious case in culé history is that of Rivaldo . The hiring of the Brazilian star, in 1997, showed the danger of the system of clauses. The Catalans hired the player by checkbook and on the last day of the market, leaving Deportivo de La Coruña without room for maneuver. The Galicians could not cover their gap for being out of time, which provoked the anger of Lendoiro at the time. The club paid the 4,000 million pesetas of the clause of the midfielder, 24 kilos in euros .A little earlier, in 1995, the Catalans also resorted to the payment of the termination clause to remove Meho Kodro from the Royal Society . 700 million pesetas, about 3.7 million euros, paid for it.Record also for saleThe hiring of Griezmann by blow of briefcase would suppose the greater clausulazo paid by a team of LaLiga. And the biggest sale? That honor also falls to the hands of Barcelona, ​​who signed Neymar in 2017 with that system. The PSG paid 222 million euros for it.

Other exits prior to payment of a clause reminiscent of Barça are those of Luis Figo and Ronaldo . The Luso went to Real Madrid after Florentino Perez paid the 61 kilos that stipulated his contract .The Brazilian went to Inter once they deposited in LaLiga the 24 million of his clause of rescission.