Real Madrid is historically known for its transfers worth millions. The Merengues have regularly achieved some blockbusters in the transfer window, spending fortunes on some of the best players on the planet. But there is a facet where the Madrilenians also excel: the sale of players. Between its high-performance training center and its ability to seek out young talents from all over the world. In recent years, the club chaired by Florentino Pérez has filled its bank account by selling players who, for the most part, had cost it nothing or almost nothing, like Achraf Hakimi (€43 million) , Casemiro (€70 million), Reguilon (€30 million) or Varane (€40 million).
And that’s not all. The Merengues also have the habit of including clauses which allow them to retain rights to the players sold – generally young players sold to mid-calibre clubs – and thus recover percentages on resale here and there. . In 2019, Real Madrid pocketed 12.5 million euros from the sale of Mario Hermoso from Espanyol to Atlético de Madrid, since Real Madrid still had half of the rights to the Spanish central defender, who was left two years earlier.
Millions that will fall from the sky
As the newspaper explains A.S., there are currently a good number of players who could allow Real Madrid to collect an interesting check in the coming months. Among them, Miguel Gutiérrez, the Girona full-back. Author of a brilliant season, he is already coveted by many posh clubs and Real Madrid still has 50% of his rights. His clause is 40 million euros, and if it were to be lifted, the Merengues would recover 20 million euros! For a player trained at the club who cost nothing, it’s huge. They also have the option of recovering him and integrating him into the squad, of course.
Takefusa Kubo, the Japanese star who shines at Real Sociedad, is also in a similar case, he who is announced for the biggest teams in the Premier League. This would be a big transfer – Transfermarkt estimates its value at €50 million – and therefore a nice check for the people of Madrid. Other players like Sergio Arribas, quite successful in Almeria, or Jorge de Frutos (Levante) and Antonio Blanco (Alavés), are other players who could bring in a few million. Good news for a club which still has great ambitions in the transfer window!
