Barcelona were forced to give striker Martin Braithwaite - their 'richest player' – a one-off payment of €400k (£345k) to terminate his contract at the Camp Nou.
It means that Braithwaite's time at the Catalan giants cost the club just shy of €30million, as they signed the player in an €18million transfer from Leganes in February 2020 with the Denmark international earning €4million per annum at the club.
The club had been desperately trying to offload him before the close of the transfer window before confirming on Thursday, transfer deadline day, that he would be leaving the club as a free agent after the two had come to an agreement over the termination of his deal. He is now joining Catalan rivals Espanyol.
