Fresneda dream costs Sporting dear: bill could hit €500,000 | OneFootball

Iván Fresneda fulfilled his dream of reaching Spain’s senior national team, but the right-back’s promotion will also have financial consequences for Sporting. His first call-up to the senior squad obliges the Lions to pay 250 thousand euros to Valladolid.

According to the newspaper O Jogo, citing information first reported by ‘AS’, the deal completed in the summer of 2023 included 9 million euros fixed plus another 2 million tied to objectives. One of those bonuses has now been triggered by the call-up of Sporting’s number 22 to the Spanish national team.

The expense could even rise to half a million euros. In addition to the 250 thousand euros related to the call-up, Sporting will have to pay Valladolid another 250 thousand if Fresneda makes his debut in an official match for Spain’s senior team.

Víctor Orta, sporting director of the Spanish club, confirmed the existence of those clauses. “With Iván Fresneda’s call-up to the Spanish national team we receive a sum of money, and also if he makes his debut in an official game for the national team,” he explained to Cadena SER Radio Valladolid.

The official even joked about the Sporting player’s promotion. “It’s a good thing we invited the national team coach and my friend Karanka [technical director of the Spanish national team]”, he said, before stressing that Fresneda “deserved” the opportunity because he “had a great year”.

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