Barcelona could benefit financially as Chelsea join Man United, Tottenham in pursuit of former defender

Jean-Clair Todibo might not have had much success at FC Barcelona, but his career has taken a turn for the positive since he joined OGC Nice. And it could help the Blaugrana benefit financially in the weeks to come.

As part of their agreement with Nice for Todibo, Barcelona secured a 20% future sell-on clause, which means they will stand to pocket some share of the transfer fee that the French club earns by selling the defender.

Chelsea join Man United, Tottenham in Todibo pursuit

Todibo is largely expected to leave Nice in the current January transfer window, with as many as three Premier League clubs vying for his signing.

Indeed, as per Telefoot in France (h/t Mundo Deportivo), Chelsea have entered the race to sign the former Barcelona defender, who is also being courted by Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

As per the update, Todibo is at the top of Chelsea’s wishlist for the winter and talks are already underway between them and Nice over a transfer this month.

As for Manchester United, it so happens that the club’s new shareholder Jim Ratcliffe is also the owner of Nice, which could make it easy for the operation to go through.

Tottenham, too, have held talks with Nice over a transfer, although they are also eyeing Genoa’s Radu Dragusin, a player on Barcelona’s radar.

The Ligue 1 outfit has no intentions of letting Todibo leave for a low fee and the interest of three Premier League clubs who can pay the big bucks comes as good news for Barcelona as they will be pocketing 20% of that fee.