Barcelona have terminated the contract of Martin Braithwaite - their ‘richest player’ – ahead of the striker joining Catalan neighbours Espanyol.
The Denmark international had become a bit-player at the Camp Nou and the Catalan club had been desperately trying to offload him before the close of the transfer window. On the final day, a breakthrough was reached with the striker accepting a compensation package to leave.
The striker had two years remaining on his Barca contract with an agreement for a percentage of the first of his final two contracted seasons to be paid as part of the package which saw him leave as a free agent. The striker controversially joined Barca in February 2020 from Leganes, when the deal was concluded outside the transfer window as an 'emergency' signing following injuries.
