Marca: Lenglet terminates contract with Barcelona to join Atletico Madrid, Barcelona pays part of the salary & players give up part

June 6 According to the "Marca" report, Lenglet will terminate the contract with Barcelona and join Atletico Madrid. Barcelona will still bear part of the players' salary, and players will also give up another part of the salary.

Barcelona has been promoting Lenglet's termination work in the past few days. He is not in Frick's plan and has been loaned to Atletico Madrid this season. Atletico Madrid wants to keep Lenglet now, but is unwilling to pay any transfer fee, but hopes that the players will join freely.

Langelle is also working hard to do so. He has negotiated with Barcelona sports director Deco in the past few days, and the positions of both sides have been greatly narrowed. Although no agreement has been reached, the negotiations have made significant progress and are expected to be terminated next week, before Atletico Madrid goes to the United States to participate in the Club World Cup or the first match against Paris.

Negotiations are not easy, because before joining Atletico Madrid on loan last year, Lenglet renewed his contract with Barcelona until 2026, and shared the original annual salary of 16 million euros per year to 2 seasons, reducing it to 8 million euros an annual salary.

However, Atletico Madrid is not willing to pay the remaining 8 million euros annual salary in the Lenglet contract for one year, so Lenglet will give up part of the salary, and Barcelona will also pay part of the salary in exchange for termination of the contract. While Deco is not satisfied with this, saving large payroll expenses is crucial for the club, helping to adhere to the principles of financial equity and making room for signings.