Barcelona stated on their official website at the time that they had paid just an initial fee of €26million plus €11.5million in bonuses for the highly-rated winger.
“Alexis cost them €43m. This figure does not match the fee that Barcelona announced on their official website. They claimed that he cost them a set fee of €26m plus €11.5m in bonuses,” Pina told Deportes Cope.
Sanchez signed a five-year contract when he joined Barcelona.