One of many greatest switch sagas final summer season was Barcelona signing from their bitter rivals .
The 2 Catalan golf equipment don’t have any love misplaced for each other, and it is extremely uncommon to see a participant cross the invisible divide in both course.
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Joan Garcia took that leap of religion to affix , although, and in lower than a season, he has gone on to develop into one of many crew’s most essential gamers.
This additionally noticed him obtain a call-up to the Spain crew for the primary time in March, and he additionally .
His World Cup involvement with Spain just isn’t solely excellent news for Barcelona. It is going to additionally convey a monetary reward for Espanyol.
In line with , FIFA’s Membership Advantages Programme will compensate the golf equipment linked to Joan Garcia as a result of he’s a part of Spain’s squad on the World Cup.
Joan Garcia is part of the Spain squad on the World Cup. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
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Barcelona will obtain cash as his present membership, whereas Espanyol are additionally entitled to a share as a result of he performed there through the earlier season.
It does sound a bit unusual. Joan left Espanyol for Barcelona after the Blaugrana paid his launch clause, however his rise with Spain nonetheless offers his former membership a ultimate monetary profit.
How the cash is split
The FIFA programme is designed to compensate golf equipment who launch gamers for the World Cup. In Joan’s case, the distribution is cut up into three components.
One third goes to the membership the place the participant is registered through the match, which is Barcelona.
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One other third goes to the membership the place he was registered initially of the 2025-26 season. The ultimate third goes to the membership the place he performed within the earlier marketing campaign, which is Espanyol.
The quantity will depend on how lengthy Spain stay within the match. FIFA assigns a day by day cost from the second the participant is launched to affix his nationwide crew till his crew is eradicated.
Joan Garcia had a memorable season at Barcelona. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
As a result of Spain have reached the spherical of 32, Espanyol are already anticipated to obtain at the very least round €106,200.
If Spain attain the ultimate, that determine may rise to round €160,880.
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Barça’s signing appears stronger
For Barcelona, that is one other small reminder of how essential Joan’s improvement has develop into.
The membership took a decisive step by signing him from Espanyol, and he has already settled shortly sufficient to earn recognition from Luis de la Fuente with Spain. That claims lots about his degree and his mentality.
There’ll naturally be consideration on Espanyol receiving cash from his World Cup run, particularly given the rivalry and the way in which the switch occurred, however Barça can’t be bothered about it.
The actual profit for the membership from that is totally sporting. Barcelona have secured a goalkeeper getting into a significant section of his profession, one who’s already gaining worldwide standing and big-tournament expertise.
If Spain proceed advancing, the funds will rise. Extra importantly for Barcelona, even when he doesn’t play a sport, Joan Garcia’s popularity will maintain rising too.