{"id":593444,"date":"2026-04-19T10:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593444\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:21:08","slug":"as-monaco-ready-to-activate-clause-to-sign-barcelona-outcast-but-with-certain-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593444\/","title":{"rendered":"AS Monaco ready to activate clause to sign Barcelona outcast but with certain conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Barcelona look to return to a 1:1 rule this coming summer, a key factor will be the club\u2019s ability to offload unwanted stars with efficiency, in an attempt to lower the wage bill and gain fresh revenue.<\/p>\n<p>One of the players Barcelona could sell to do just that is Ansu Fati. The forward spent the 2025\/26 season on loan at Monaco, who have an <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-negotiating-e11-million-deal-to-sell-on-loan-winger-permanently\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">option to sign the player permanently<\/a> this coming summer.<\/p>\n<p>Monaco keen, but want wage reduction<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260419\/1004172183\/monaco-dice-ansu-fati-condiciones.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Monaco are indeed prepared to activate the \u20ac11 million purchase option included in Fati\u2019s loan agreement, but the deal is not straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>Despite contributing nine goals in 25 appearances and playing a key role in Monaco\u2019s push for European qualification, the French club are unwilling to meet the financial terms attached to a permanent deal in their current form. <\/p>\n<p>The sticking point is Fati\u2019s salary, which is considered too high for a Ligue 1 outfit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/real-madrid-cf-v-as-monaco-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md7-1-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"Ansu Fati of AS Monaco\" class=\"wp-image-190450\"  \/>What\u2019s in store for Ansu Fati this summer? (Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>This season, the financial burden has been shared between Monaco and Barcelona, with the Catalan club covering a significant portion of his wages. <\/p>\n<p>Any permanent transfer would require Fati to accept a substantial reduction in his salary to align with the financial realities of French football.<\/p>\n<p>Before departing on loan, Fati had signed a contract extension with Barcelona running until June 2028, with part of his salary deferred. <\/p>\n<p>The loan agreement also includes a buy-back clause in Barcelona\u2019s favour for just over \u20ac25 million, ensuring the club retain some control over his long-term future should they wish to bring him back.<\/p>\n<p>For Barcelona, a sale at \u20ac11 million may not represent a significant windfall, but offloading his wages entirely would go a long way in helping the club\u2019s financial restructuring ahead of the summer window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Barcelona look to return to a 1:1 rule this coming summer, a key factor will be the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[223332,99982,418,49042,403,99],"class_list":["post-593444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ansu-fati","tag-as-monaco","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}