{"id":724091,"date":"2026-06-25T00:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/724091\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T00:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:18:09","slug":"barcelona-set-to-receive-financial-boost-from-the-transfer-of-former-la-masia-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/724091\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona set to receive financial boost from the transfer of former La Masia midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"

One advantage of having so many La Masia players develop at the club is the financial boost they can provide when they move elsewhere.<\/p>\n

This financial boost does not just come in terms of transfer fees, but also training compensation that Barcelona are owed for developing the player.<\/p>\n

Even when a player does not reach the Bar\u00e7a first team, the club can still benefit later if he develops elsewhere and moves for a significant fee.<\/p>\n

Now, along those lines, the Blaugrana are set to receive a small but welcome financial boost from Sergi Altimira\u2019s expected move to Sporting CP.<\/p>\n

According to MARCA<\/a>, the Portuguese club are close to signing Altimira from Real Betis in a deal worth a fixed \u20ac18 million, plus another \u20ac4 million in variables.<\/p>\n

\"SergiAltimira spent time at La Masia. (Photo by Fran Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

If the transfer is completed, Bar\u00e7a would receive around \u20ac400,000 in training rights. It is not a huge figure, but in Barcelona\u2019s current financial reality, every small income matters.<\/p>\n

The club are working through a delicate summer, trying to balance registrations, transfers, salaries and squad planning before the new season.<\/p>\n

La Masia still brings value<\/p>\n

Altimira spent part of his development in Barcelona\u2019s academy before leaving for Sabadell\u2019s youth setup in the 2019\/20 season.<\/p>\n

He later joined Betis in 2023, despite Bar\u00e7a having shown interest in bringing him back.<\/p>\n

Now, after establishing himself in La Liga, he looks set for a move to Portugal. RB Leipzig had also shown interest, but Sporting appear to be leading the race and are now close to reaching the finish line.<\/p>\n

Seeing former academy players grow into valuable footballers elsewhere should always make Barcelona reflect.<\/p>\n

La Masia continues to produce players with strong technical foundations and tactical education, qualities that remain attractive across Europe.<\/p>\n

\"AA small financial boost for Barcelona. (Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A small but useful payment<\/p>\n

The \u20ac400,000 from training rights will not change Bar\u00e7a\u2019s summer on its own. It will not fund a major signing or solve a salary issue.<\/p>\n

It is still useful money, though, especially in a month when the club are trying to close operations before 30 June.<\/p>\n

These smaller payments can help around the edges, although one would hope a club of Barcelona\u2019s stature do not find themselves in such a scenario.<\/p>\n

Barcelona\u2019s priority will always be producing players for their own team. That is the club\u2019s philosophy and the model that has brought so much success over the years.<\/p>\n

However, not every talented La Masia player gets a chance in the first team, and such sales also matter.<\/p>\n

Altimira\u2019s likely move to Sporting is good news for the player and a minor financial win for Bar\u00e7a, and that is about as win-win as it gets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One advantage of having so many La Masia players develop at the club is the financial boost they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[418,49042,4893,54403,311421,403,99],"class_list":["post-724091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-real-betis","tag-sergi-altimira","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724091","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=724091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}