Pique, Busquets and Alba angered by details of Dembele contract
Barcelona captains Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba are angered by the details of forward Ousmane Dembele's contract that have come to light
The 25-year-old winger has a clause in his salary that will see him earn 50 percent of the sum of a possible future fee. His current release clause is £50 million. If any club decides to spend that amount, Dembele will be given a fee of £25 million.
However, according to reports, Dembele's annual salary could potentially rise up to £20 million per season in gross income with a fixed gross salary of £16 million and add ons of up to £4 million per season.
According to El Nacional, the Barcelona hierarchy wants manager Xavi Hernandez to drop experienced left-back Jordi Alba out of the first XI.
Alba has been an integral part of the Catalan club's first-team squad since his arrival from Valencia back in 2012. While Alba has been phenomenal during the early days of his life at the club, the Spanish star has not been at his best in recent times.
Alba has won a total of 15 trophies during his time at the club. However, the club are keen to find a replacement for the Spanish defender. They wanted to add Marcos Alonso to the roster. However, a move for the Chelsea star never materialized.
