23/01/2025
Full breakdown on Juma Bahโs transfer saga - courtesy of Ibrahim Sorious Samura.
Real Valladolid signed Juma Bah to their ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฆ on a loan deal from Sierra Leonean club AIK Freetong. The club issued him a youth license and paid โฌ40,000 to AIK Freetong for a loan.
They later paid โฌ125,000 on for a permanent deal, making it a total of โฌ165,000 transfer fee to AIK Freetong.
Currently, Juma's contract with Real Valladolid is a youth contract and not a B-Team contract or a Senior contract. He reportedly earns โฌ2,500 per week. Despite him establishing himself as a key player in the senior team, Valladolid didnโt upgrade his contract.
His performances caught the attention of several clubs with Man City leading the chase to sign him. City explored the possibility of signing him through his agent, Patrick Mork.
Per his ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ with Valladolid, the UEFA rules and Spanish FA regulations will require a fine and compensation fee of โฌ6m for a youth player on contract.
If it was a B-Team contract, the fine or clause would have been โฌ15m, then โฌ30m, if it was a senior contract.
As a player on a ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ despite being a key player in the first team, Juma Bah informed Valladolid of his decision to leave. He went ahead and paid his ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ release compensation fee which is โฌ6m to the Spanish FA.
City offered him a six-year deal and he will earn a much better salary.
Valladolid is now missing on cashing out big on the transfer because they were playing games by keeping him on a youth contract while using him mostly in the senior side.
Their failure to upgrade his contract has turned against them.