Barcelona to pay Manchester City £700,000 after Denis Suarez played against Getafe as part of arrangement over 2013 transfer

Catalans paid initial £1.5million and will continue to part with £700k every time Spanish midfielder plays ten games

Andrew Richardson

Published: 12:55, 17 Sep 2017

BARCELONA have had to pay Manchester City an extra £700,000 after Denis Suarez played against Getafe, according to reports in Catalonia.

The 23-year-old was making his 40^th first team appearance for the club.

Denis Suarez fires home to score equaliser for Barcelona against GetafeCredit: AP:Associated Press

Mundo Deportivo report Barca paid an initial £1.5million fee — and agreed City will receive £700,000 instalments for every team games he plays for the club until he reaches his century.

It means price for the former Spain Under-21 international could rise to a total of £8.5m.

Barcelona signed Suarez from City in 2013 but he failed to make a first team appearance and was shipped out to Sevilla on loan after a season with the club's B team — and then sold onto Villarreal.

However, the Catalans included a £2.85m buy-out clause, which they activated after 12 months.

Suarez scored Barca's equaliser against Getafe as they came from 1-0 down to maintain their 100 per cent start to the La Liga season.