Barcelona and Clement Lenglet will part ways imminently, after finding an agreement with the French defender to rescind the remaining two years on his deal. The centre-back spent this season on loan with Atletico Madrid.
Lenglet, 29, has been at Barcelona since a €36m move from Sevilla back in 2018, and has won everything available with the Catalan giants in Spanish domestic football, but has fallen out of favour over recent years, spending the last three seasons out on loan. After lengthy negotiations, Lenglet and Barcelona have agreed to terminate his deal.
Part of the reason for the agreement was due to Lenglet’s desire to continue at Atletico, after a season competing for a starting spot at the Metropolitano. Sport say they set out their stall early that they were not willing to take on Lenglet’s entire salary, and in talks between the three parties, it was agreed that he would leave Barcelona for free, and sign with Atletico on a three-year contract, as per Fabrizio Romano.
Lenglet has given up significant money to sign with Atletico, and Barcelona will save a gross salary of €16m per season. Should the deal with Los Rojiblancos manage to get their contracts signed with Lenglet swiftly, he will be able to play the Club World Cup.