Griezmann's release fee is higher than Messi

After acquiring Antoine Griezmann, Barca quickly tied him up with the terms of contract clearance of up to € 800 million, higher than captain Lionel Messi and 2nd in the entire players.

Barca's tireless efforts paid off when they obtained Griezmann's signature for € 120 million and turned him into the fifth expensive contract in football history.

And also very quickly, Barca has set terms of contract clearance of up to € 800 million. This huge amount is even higher than the contract release fee of captain Lionel Messi, who only has about € 700 million.

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Since Neymar bought the terms of the release of the € 222 million contract to switch to PSG, Barca has simultaneously raised the price of contract release for its players. As with Messi, it initially cost only € 400 million but was increased by another € 300 million.

The remaining pillars also significantly increased the contract release fee when they agreed to sign a new contract with the Nou Camp team.

If calculated on the world level, Griezmann is ranked 2nd in the list of players with the highest contract release fee. The leader is Karim Benzema, which charges up to € 1 billion.

Terms of release of contracts of Barca players (euro)

- Antoine Griezmann: 800 million (2024)
- Leo Messi: 700 million (2021)
- Gerard Piqué: 500 million (2022)
- Samuel Umtiti: 500 million (2023)
- Sergio Busquets: 500 million (2023)
- Sergi Roberto: 500 million (2022)
- Jordi Alba: 500 million (2024)
- Frenkie De Jong: 400 million (2024)
- Philippe Coutinho: 400 million (2023)
- Ousmane Dembélé: 400 million (2022)
- Arthur Melo: 400 million (2024)
- Arturo Vidal: 300 million (2023)
- Neto: 200 million (2023)
- Luis Suárez: 200 million (2021)
- Marc-André Ter Stegen: 180 million (2022)
- Malcom: 180 million (2021)
- Ivan Rakitic: 125 million (2021)
- Nelson Semedo: 100 million (2022)
- Rafinha Alcántara: 75 million (2020)
- Aleñá: 75 million (2022)

Players with the highest contract release fee in the world (euro)

- Karim Benzema: 1 billion
- Antoine Griezmann: 800 million
- Luka Modric và Brahim Diaz: 750 million
- Lionel Messi, Vinicius Junior, Isco và Marco Asensio: 700 million
- Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Sergio Busquets, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos và Dani Ceballos: 500 million
- Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho, Arthur và Frenkie de Jong: 400 million