The huge €70 million breach of contract fee may seem usual, but according to the Spanish media, the cost of bringing in Harland was much more than that. Signing fees, personal salaries, and commissions paid to his father and gold-medalist agent totaled a whopping €350 million. Harland is eager to sign a six-year contract with an annual salary of no less than 36 million euros, or 690,000 euros per week, for a cumulative six-year salary of 216 million euros. With a total budget of €350 million, Harland's signing bonus, his father's and his agent's commissions would amount to €59 million after deducting the liquidated damages, enough to sign another top player. Harland and his team are indeed worth a fortune.
Under pressure from Borussia Dortmund, Harland must make a decision in January, and the clubs associated with him include Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool in the English Premier League, as well as Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, which covers almost all of Europe's top giants. Recently, a fan met Harland in the Spanish resort of Marbella and asked him where he was going next season, and Harland laughed and said he would join Spain. However, the question arises: will it be Barcelona or Real Madrid?
Barcelona president Laporta had made it clear that Harland would never wear the Real Madrid jersey, indicating that the club would go all out for Harland. However, the reality is cruel. Now Barcelona even Messi had to let go, signing Torres also had to go through the trouble of leasing Coutinho out, forcing a number of players to reduce their salaries in order to make things happen. Now, to sign Harland seems to be a pipe dream. It seems that the high threshold of the transfer fee is left to the financial strength of the club to fight for it.
