Barcelona earn €7.8m windfall from previous deal

Barcelona have often been criticised for their failure to find more funding for their transfer moves through sales, but one of their previous deals has proven a sound piece of business. Former defender Jean-Clair Todibo has completed a move to West Ham United from Nice, and Barcelona have benefitted from it. Todibo, now 25, arrived at Barcelona as an 18-year-old prospect from Toulouse in exchange for €1m after breaking into the first team. Despite his obvious talents, a lack of opportunities forced him to seek other avenues of progress in his career, and following loan spells at Benfica and Schalke, moved permanently to Nice in exchange for €8.5m. The Catalan giants also retained a 20% sell-on clause. Last summer, despite earlier pursuits from Manchester United and Juventus, West Ham secured a loan deal with an obligation to buy from Nice. This season he made 29 appearances for the Hammers, and The Athletic report that West Ham have already followed through with their obligation, completing the purchase for