Transfer summer 2008: Overview

IN

Seydou Keita
former club: sevilla
age: 28
country: mali

official announcement: monday 26 may
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 14 million euro
note: barcelona pays the buyout fee

Gerard Piqué
former club: manchester united
age: 21
country: catalunya, spain

official announcement: tuesday 27 may
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 5 million euro

José Manuel Pinto
former club: celta vigo
age: 32
country: spain

official announcement: friday 30 may
contract duration: 2 years
transfer fee: 0 euro
note: the contract can be cancelled by both parties after one year, pinto played for barcelona on loan since january, when barcelona paid celta 500 000 euro

Martín Cáceres
former club: villareal (on loan to recreativo huelva)
age: 21
country: uruguay

official announcement: wednesday 4 june
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 16,5 million euro

Daniel Alves
former club: sevilla
age: 25
country: brazil

official announcement: wednesday 2 july
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 29 million euro (+ 6 million euro variables depending on the ranking of the team and the trophies won in the coming years)

Alexander Hleb
former club: arsenal
age: 27
country: belarus

official announcement: wednesday 16 july
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 15 million euro (+ 3 million euro variables depending on the results and the qualification for the champions league in the coming years)

Henrique Adriano Buss
former club: palmeiras
age: 21
country: brazil

official announcement: tuesday 22 july
contract duration: 5 years
transfer fee: 8 million euro (+ 2 million euro variables depending on the qualification for the champions league in the four years after his return from loan)



OUT

José Edmílson
new club: villareal
age: 31
country: brazil

barcelona player since: 2004
barcelona contract until: 2008

official announcement: friday 23 may
contract duration: 2 years
transfer fee: -
note: the contract of the player expired

Giovani dos Santos
new club: tottenham
age: 19
country: mexico

barcelona player since: 2002
barcelona contract until: 2009 (?)

official announcement: friday 6 june
contract duration: 5 years
transfer fee: 6 million euro (+ 5 million euro depending on the player’s appearances during his five years of contract)
note: when the player is transferred barcelona receives 20% of the fee during the first two years or 10% after that

Gianluca Zambrotta
new club: ac milan
age: 31
country: italy

barcelona player since: 2006
barcelona contract until: 2010

official announcement: friday 13 june
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 9 million euro (+ 2 million euro depending on the qualification of ac milan for the champions league during the next four years)

Deco
new club: chelsea
age: 30
country: portugal (brazil)

barcelona player since: 2004
barcelona contract until: 2010

official announcement: monday 30 june
contract duration: 3 years
transfer fee: 10 million euro

Ronaldinho
new club: ac milan
age: 28
country: brazil

barcelona player since: 2003
barcelona contract until: 2010

official announcement: tuesday 15 july
contract duration: 3 years
transfer fee: 21 million euro (+ 4 million euro depending on the qualification of ac milan for the champions league during the next years)

Oleguer
new club: ajax amsterdam
age: 28
country: catalunya, spain

barcelona player since: january 2004 (cantera since 2001)
barcelona contract until: 2010

official announcement: tuesday 22 july
contract duration: 3 years (with an option for an extra year)
transfer fee: 3 million euro (+ 2,25 million euro depending on the qualification of ajax for the champions league during the next three years)

Santiago Ezquerro
new club: osasuna
age: 31
country: spain

barcelona player since: 2005
barcelona contract until: 2008

official announcement: tuesday 29 july
contract duration: 2 years (with an option for an extra year)
transfer fee: -
note: the contract of the player expired

Lilian Thuram
new club: - (retired)
age: 36
country: france

barcelona player since: 2006
barcelona contract until: 2008

official announcement: friday 1 august
contract duration: -
transfer fee: -
note: the contract of the player expired

Marc Crosas
new club: celtic glasgow
age: 21
country: catalunya, spain

barcelona player since: december 2007 (cantera since 2001)
barcelona contract until: 2011

official announcement: tuesday 4 august
contract duration: ...
transfer fee: 0,5 million euro (+ 0,9 million euro depending on the player's appearances, the qualification for the Champions League and the titles won)
note: barcelona can buy the player back at the end of the 2009-2010 season for 2 million euro and when the player is transferred barcelona receives 25% of the fee





IN: 87,5 + 11 (= 98,5)
OUT: 49,5 + 14,15 (= 63,65)

fixed investment: 38 (= 87,5 - 49,5)

fixed + variable investment: 34,85 (= 98,5 - 63,65)
worst case: 49 (= 98,5 - 49,5)
best case: 23,85 (= 87,5 - 63,65)