Marca: Lenglet negotiates to terminate the contract with Barcelona, ​​which can greatly enhance Barcelona s summer window operation space

Le Marca reported that Lenglet and Barcelona are negotiating to terminate the contract early, and the French defender's contract was originally scheduled to expire in June 2026.

The negotiations are progressing hard because the players' annual salary after tax is as high as 16 million euros, which is one of the "sequelae" of renewing contracts through delayed payment in response to the economic crisis of the epidemic during the Bartomeu period.

Such high salary has made Langlet unable to be sold before and can only rent it out continuously. The situation is different now, as the contract is only one year left, and the club is more likely to share the remaining salary and at least part of the burden.

Atletico Madrid hopes to buy out the defender who performed well last season, and even looks forward to his participation in the upcoming new version of the Club World Cup in the United States. Both the players and Barcelona hope to terminate the contract before the start of the game, and Lenglet needs to finalize the contract with Atletico Madrid, but his qualification for the Club World Cup has been ensured through a loan agreement last summer.

For Barcelona, ​​this matter is related to the financial fair space for signings this summer. The club's salary space is tight at present, and renewals like Yamal have occupied a large amount of quotas. If Lenglet's salary burden of 16 million euros can be lifted, it will greatly increase the room for operation in the summer window, which is why Barcelona is eager to advance the negotiations.