Barcelona to re-sign defender for net price of €4m, immediate sale anticipated for €15m

Barcelona are already planning to make one move this summer, and that is for Chadi Riad. The 20-year-old defender joined Real Betis on loan with a mandatory option to buy, although the Catalan giants retained a buy-back clause as part of the agreement.

Betis’ mandatory clause is worth €3m, while Barcelona’s buy-back is €7m. Sport have reported that the club’s intention is to trigger this at the end of the season, meaning that Riad would return to Catalonia in the summer.

However, there is a strong chance that he doesn’t stay, with an immediate sale likely. Barcelona already have a surplus of centre-backs, so the intention with Riad looks to be to sell him on for profit as quickly as possible. The report notes that club officials believe they could garner as much as €15m for the Moroccan youngster.