"The 18-year-old La Masia graduate, who had made his first-team breakthrough earlier this season under Hansi Flick, signed for French champions PSG in the winter. Dro's contract had a €6 million release clause, and he decided to make use of it to secure a move away, even though in the end PSG ended up paying Barça around €8.5 million - thanks to the good relationship between the two clubs."
"Given how things turned out, Barcelona are intent on avoiding a repeat of the 'Dro case' in the future, reports RAC1. To that end, the La Liga champions are already taking measures to ensure that the scenario does not happen again. As part of their strategy, Barça have temporarily halted renewals for youth talents at the academy as they seek to increase the release clause amounts inserted into their deals."
"From now on, any player who debuts for the Juvenil A (U19) side will have a release clause of €6 million in his contract. Meanwhile, a debut for the reserve team, Barça Atletic, will see the release clause amount rise to €10 million. And, in case an academy player makes his first-team debut for Barcelona, his release clause will be set at €100 million."
Pedro 'Dro' Fernandez, an 18-year-old La Masia graduate, used a €6 million release clause to join PSG in January, with PSG ultimately paying around €8.5 million. Barcelona have reacted by pausing youth contract renewals to increase release clauses for academy players. The new structure sets a €6 million clause upon Juvenil A (U19) debut, €10 million upon Barça Atletic debut, and €100 million upon first-team debut. The €100 million threshold would have prevented Dro's low clause from being exploited. Barcelona previously lost Marc Guiu to Chelsea under similar circumstances and aim to avoid future exits.
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