While waiting for City’s €100 million offer for Bouaddi, Lille will pocket €10 million thanks to Carlos Baleba’s transfer to Manchester United.
The sale of Carlos Baleba to Manchester United club for 80 million will bring in 10 million for LOSC, as Olivier Letang, the president, slipped in a clause for a percentage of the Cameroonian’s player resale.
Manchester United club will boost Lille’s coffers. Even before the official announcement of Ayyoub Bouaddi’s departure to City team for €100 million, including bonuses, LOSC Lille pulled off a major coup by signing Carlos Baleba from their city rivals, Manchester United . Valued at €80 million, the move should bring in €10 million for Lille, as Olivier Letang included a sell-on clause. Having arrived in Lille in January 2022, the Cameroonian only appear six times in Ligue 1 starts before leaving for Brighton club for €27 million .
The president hadn’t spent much to bring him in from Brasseries du Cameroun. A real coup. On many transfers list, for example those of Amadou Onana , Gabriel Gudmundsson , and Leny Yoro, Letang included profit-sharing clauses that should allow LOSC to profit in the future. Moreover, a possible departure of Ismaïla Sarr from (Crystal Palace) to Galatasaray could bring in an additional 5 million euros for… Rennes. Letang was the president of the Breton team when the Senegalese player was bought by Palace in the year 2019.
