{"id":51676,"date":"2026-07-07T17:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/51676\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:12:06","slug":"barcelona-set-for-valuable-economic-boost-as-former-defender-closes-in-on-serie-a-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/51676\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona set for valuable economic boost as former defender closes in on Serie A transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FC Barcelona are set to secure a valuable economic boost as former La Masia defender Sergi Dominguez edges incredibly close to a summer switch to Serie A giants Lazio. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/primera\/mercado-de-fichajes-en-directo-rumores-altas-y-bajas-de-laliga-premier-serie-a-f202607-d-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AS<\/a>, the 21-year-old centre-back has reportedly reached a comprehensive agreement with the Italian side to sign a five-year contract spanning until June 2031. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Lazio currently locking in ongoing negotiations with Dinamo Zagreb <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-could-benefit-financially-as-lazio-tottenham-eye-former-la-masia-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">for a total package valued around \u20ac10 million<\/a>, Barcelona are monitoring the situation expectantly due to a crucial 20% future sell-on clause retained during his initial departure.<\/p>\n<p>Boost from an ex-player<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dominguez originally rose through the ranks of Barcelona\u2019s famed La Masia youth system, eventually establishing himself as a key figure for Bar\u00e7a Atletic. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spanish defender even broke into the first-team picture under Hansi Flick, making five senior appearances during his breakout phase. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ca-osasuna-v-fc-barcelona-la-liga-ea-sports-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"Sergi Dominguez of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-201266\"  \/>Dominguez on his way to Lazio. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in pursuit of consistent first-team football, Barcelona finalised his permanent transfer to Dinamo Zagreb in June 2025 for a modest \u20ac1.2 million fee. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognising his potential, sporting director Deco refused to give up full rights, locking in a substantial percentage of any future capital gains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategic move has proved a shrewd piece of business following Dominguez\u2019s impressive debut season in Croatia. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The young defender emerged as one of the league\u2019s top breakout starlets, anchoring Dinamo Zagreb\u2019s backline across domestic campaigns and European fixtures. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His performances caught the eye of Lazio\u2019s scouting department, who identified him as a long-term replacement for Mario Gila. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fc-barcelona-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sergi Dominguez of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-184270\"  \/>Barcelona could earn around \u20ac2 million. (Photo by Scott Taetsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the Italian outfit now aggressively finalising personal terms, a potential \u20ac10 million fee will translate to a smooth \u20ac2 million windfall heading directly back to the Spotify Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p>Valuable boost<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This impending injection of capital fits seamlessly into Barcelona\u2019s overarching summer blueprint of generating pure profit from ex-players. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Catalan giants have successfully turned it  into a self-sustaining financial lever, with income expected from deals involving <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/report-the-12-former-barcelona-players-who-could-still-generate-income-for-the-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">other former stars like Sergino Dest, Pablo Torre, and Ez Abde, among others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back operating under La Liga\u2019s newly certified 1:1 financial rules, every single euro generated from these sell-on clauses can be immediately reinvested back into first-team recruitment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona are set to secure a valuable economic boost as former La Masia defender Sergi Dominguez edges&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,16298,223,14635,8756],"class_list":["post-51676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-dinamo-zagreb","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-lazio","tag-sergi-dominguez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}