Nico González: The one that got away

Another trademark blunder has caused Barça to lose out on millions of euros, but also one of their most promising players.

Nico González was breaking into the Barcelona first team at the same time as the likes of Pedri and Gavi, so after a run of injuries and drastically reduced minutes, the Galician was loaned to Valencia, and then sold to Porto upon his return to Catalunya.

The €8.5 million deal that took Nico to Portugal included a 40% sell-on clause and a €30 million buy…