Elche will receive 20% of the future sale of Barcelona youngster, confirms club president

Alex Collado was one of several FC Barcelona youngsters who left the club for a loan spell elsewhere this past summer. The exciting playmaker joined Elche on a season-long loan deal, in an attempt to prove himself at the highest level of football.

Collado was already coming on the back of a promising spell at Granada and as such, the move to Elche was seen as an ideal move for the youngster.

Two months into his spell at Elche, though, Collado is yet to make the desired impact so far. He has only appeared in four league matches, scoring just one goal. In fact, the 23-year-old is yet to feature in any of Elche’s last three league matches.

Despite his poor start to the season, though, Elche appear to have inserted a crucial clause into his contract that would see them earn 20% of the income from any future sale of the player by Barcelona.

This was confirmed by Elche president Christian Bragarnik, as relayed by Mundo Deportivo. The club president went on to confirm the fact the Spanish outfit do not retain any clause to buy the player permanently after the end of his loan spell.

“To bring players to our club from important teams we have to have some option or right over the player because if it is not like that, the only advantage we have is the one that participates with us,” he said.

Barcelona, for their part, rate Collado quite highly. The Spaniard is regarded as one of the most exciting young playmakers to come out of the club’s famed youth academy. He was even backed by Xavi to make an impact in the first team this season.

But the club ultimately had to sanction the loan of the former Granada starlet, due to a stockpile of options in midfield and attack.

However, given the way he has started the new season, the youngster must quickly recover his form if he is to establish himself as a key figure in Jorge Almiron’s setup.