The Spanish club, the Spanish champions, is seeking to settle the contract with the international Danish striker Martin Braithwaite from Leganes, according to media reports today. The American network «ESPN» indicated that the Catalan club obtained a special permission to join Braithwaite (28 years), outside the official contract period, and will pay the penalty clause in his contract, which amounts to 18 million euros. Leganes did not show his desire to negotiate with Barcelona, ​​after he abandoned his other Moroccan striker, Youssef Naciri, in favor of Seville in the winter transfers.
The network added that the Guyanese player, of origin, will be able to participate with Barcelona in the Ibar match next Saturday in the Spanish League, where he is one point behind his rivals Real Madrid. Meanwhile, the Spanish newspaper “Sport” indicated that Braithwaite trained today with Leganes, in light of Barcelona's attempts to annex him. It is noteworthy that Barcelona obtained special permission after a long injury until the end of the season of French striker Othmane Dembele, and he also recently missed his Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez.
The Laws of the League refer to allowing the club to replace the injured player, if the injury period exceeds five months, with another player from the Spanish League or without a professional contract.
Braithwaite joined Leganes in 2019, loaned from Middlesbrough, England, before moving permanently at 5 million euros. This season, he scored 6 goals in the league, 13 in 41 games in various competitions, and he carried the colors of Denmark in 39 international matches in which he scored 7 goals.