According to reports in Marca, Barcelona have agreed a fee for Las Palmas young midfielder Pedro Gonzalez Lopez, known simply as 'Pedri' beating their La Liga rivals Atletico and Real Madrid to his signature.
If a series of add-ons be met, such as international call-ups and first-team appearances, the side from Gran Canaria could receive up to 25 million euros from the Blaugranas for the 16-year-old midfielder.
Las Palmas president Miguel Angel Rodriguez gives the breakdown of the deal. He explained that they will receive 6.5 million euros at the end of the season, which will be a five million euro fee with 1.5 million euros in add-ons, but Pedri's progression could see that amount increase significantly.
"The figure could go up to 25 million euros in the coming years," Rodriguez said in relation to all the add-ons in the deal.
Pedri will stay at Las Palmas this season and could keep him for the next campaign too, should Barcelona not loan him to a team in a higher division than the Canary Islanders. There was a lot of interest in Pedri, which Rodriguez himself alluded to.
"The three big teams in Spain [Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid] and a foreign club, who offered nine million euros," Rodriguez stated when asked about who was tracking the midfielder.
Despite having a nine million euro offer on the table, Barcelona's add-ons ensured that they were the team who secured Pedri's signature. Las Palmas, also retained a 15 percent sell-on fee.
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