Why Real Madrid announced Dumfries in July after a deal done weeks ago | OneFootball

Real Madrid delayed announcing Denzel Dumfries until one July for accounting reasons, even though the deal was sealed weeks earlier.

The club said in a statement that an agreement with Inter had been reached and that the defender has signed for four seasons, to 30 June 2030.

Madrid paid the 20 million euros release clause to land the Netherlands right-back.

Waiting until one July moves the fee and first-season wages into the new financial year, easing salary-limit pressures. In Spain, players at the highest band pay IRPF at around 45 to 47 percent in Madrid, higher in Catalonia. Deals are usually net, so six million euros net can require roughly 12 million euros gross.

Law allows an 85/15 split, with at least 85 percent taxed as employment income and up to 15 percent through an image-rights company taxed near 25 percent, reducing the overall cost.

After José Mourinho, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté and Bernardo Silva arrived, Dumfries adds power on the right. He is about 1.90m and scored 11 goals for Inter last season, suiting the manager’s intent to make the flanks more direct.

Source: Superdeporte