Yeah the story keeps swaying back and forth. Supposedly he had a clause of 40, then it expired, then it jumped it was a gentlemen's agreement for with player and club. Barca just walked into another headache.
I feel like teams know Barca have money to spend and are need in some serious talent. They are all going to hold onto their players until Barca breaks the bank or the team refuses to sell due to it being Barca.