Barcelona’s buyback option for winger will rise from €20 million to €25 million in 2025 – report

Ez Abde was one of the several players who bid goodbye to FC Barcelona on the deadline day of the summer transfer window.

The 21-year-old winger left the Blaugrana to sign for Real Betis in a deal worth €7.5 million, with the Catalans reserving a 50% future sell-on clause.

As part of the agreement, Barcelona also managed to insert a buyback option for the Moroccan winger, details of which have been emerging in recent days,

Barcelona’s buyback clause for Abde

After it emerged that the buyback option for Abde was set at €20 million, reports earlier this week stated that the clause would be active only for two years until the summer of 2025.

However, Mundo Deportivo has now come up with a fresh update on the amount that Barcelona will have to pay Real Betis if they wish to exercise the buyback option for Abde.

As per the report, the €20 million fee mentioned previously would only be valid for 2024, that is, if Barça wish to re-sign Abde after a year, they will have to pay €20 million.

But if the Catalans decide to make a move for the Moroccan in 2025, two seasons after his move to Betis, the buyback clause amount will rise from €20 million to €25 million.

Beyond that, the Verdiblancos will also get a 20% cut of any future fee that Barcelona receive if they re-sign Abde and sell him for a profit.

And, as highlighted earlier, the buyback clause will not be active beyond the summer of 2025.

Abde rejected Osasuna return

It has already been established that Abde rejected an offer from a Premier League club which could have been financially more beneficial for Barcelona.

Now, Alfredo Martinez of SPORT has reported that apart from turning down an English team, Abde also rejected a move to Osasuna, where he spent the last season on loan.

The report states that Osasuna would have been in a position to offer a slightly bigger fee than Real Betis, who had to rely on a personal guarantee from their president and vice-president to complete the move.

But, Abde was firm on his desire to move to Betis and turned down a return to Osasuna.