The bang of the burst Isco transfer to Union Berlin still echoes through the federal capital. And while the Irons have to try to play a successful second half of the season without the Spanish noble technician, more and more details about the failed deal are coming to light.
According to ‘Bild’, Union and the Isco side reached an agreement in the days before Deadline Day. On Monday afternoon, the Berliners then sent the negotiated and ready-to-sign contract in English and German to the 30-year-old’s advisors, according to the daily newspaper.
At the same time, the club informed that Isco would not be nominated for the Europa League without knowing his fitness level. The player himself was only informed by the agent when he arrived at the Berlin Charité for a medical check-up on Tuesday morning.
Too much hand money
Whether what followed has to do with the potential non-nomination or whether it was two independent circumstances remains to be seen. It is clear, however, that after the medical examination there were further negotiations that ultimately broke the transfer.
As the ‘Bild’ further reports, Isco was supposed to sign a contract until 2024. For the current rest of the season alone, he would have grossed one million euros. 1.5 million would have flowed as earnest money. In addition, an exit clause was part of the contract.
So far so good. In the final negotiations, the Isco side then demanded that the 30-year-old receive another earnest payment of 1.5 million in the summer at the change of season. Union blocked that. The ‘Bild’ itself raises the question of whether there was a misunderstanding or whether the Isco side was trying to take advantage of the time pressure of Deadline Day to talk the Berliners out of more money. Either way: Isco did not sign with Union.
Are you going to England?
Now the Spanish playmaker is without a club, a move to the Bundesliga is no longer possible due to the regulations. In other leagues, the Spaniard could still sign despite the closed transfer window.
For example in the Premier League. As reported by The Times, Isco is a candidate at Everton FC. The relegation-threatened Toffees failed to land reinforcements in the transfer market on Deadline Day – as they did throughout January. The free transfer Fast-Unioner could remedy that.
