Barcelona profits from Sergi Altimira's transfer to Sporting CP

FC Barcelona is set to receive a solidarity payment of 0.4 million euros from Sergi Altimira's transfer from Real Betis to Sporting CP. The transfer fee totals 18.5 million euros, in addition to potential bonuses for Betis. Altimira, who spent about six years in Barcelona's youth system, was part of a complex payment structure governed by FIFA's rules for player development, which distributes funds among a player's training clubs. The payment underscores Barcelona's continued financial engagement linked to player development.

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