How many FC Barcelona players have a €1 billion release clause?

Many FC Barcelona fans looked on with envy as Real Madrid splashed out on Jude Bellingham in the summer. Due to the dire but improving financial situation, Barca is a long way away from competing for players in that price range.

Instead, they need to make smart choices, signing Oriol Romeu as a short-term fix was a smart choice. Signing Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix on loan was a smart choice, and securing the signing of Brazilian sensation Vitor Roque was also a smart choice.

Alongside the signings, the Barcelona management team have been busy signing their young crop of emerging stars to contract renewals. Players like Alejandro Balde signed earlier in the summer, and yesterday Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal signed on the dotted line. Securing your own talent is a priority for any club, but especially one that is experiencing financial difficulty.

Keeping the predators at bay can be difficult, but Barca has inserted astronomical release clauses into the contracts of the players they deem untouchable.

Who are the 10 players who have a €1 billion release clause in their contract?

Barcelona have plenty of players on the books, but only 10 have the maximum €1 billion release clause. That clause says a lot about how Barca felt about the players at the time they signed their contract.

The players can be set into several different categories. There are some first-team players who for obvious reasons the management team believe are untouchable

Pedri
Alejandro Balde
Lamine Yamal
Jules Koundé
Gavi
Ronald Araujo

Then there are some marquee signings who they believed would be untouchable

Ferran Torres
Raphinha

Then you have the former sensation that is Ansu Fati, a player who is currently spending the season on loan in the Premier League with Brighton. Recent reports have indicated that Barcelona would be open to selling Fati next summer.

Finally, you have Noah Darvich who was signed from SC Freiburg in Germany earlier this summer, widely believed to be one of the most promising young players in world football. Darvich has everything you need to become one of the best attacking midfielders in the game, and Barcelona is betting on that outcome with his release clause set to the max.