And on Barcelona's side, Reina was just a backup after all.
Without Reina, there was another goalkeeper, Valdes, whose level wasn't much different.
It didn't affect anything at all.
This player could be loaned out.
As for the buyout price, setting a price far above Reina's value could prevent Lisbon Sporting from buying out Reina after the first loan season.
Reina's current value is one million euros, and considering Barcelona's influence, there are people willing to pay two million euros.
So the buyout price was set at four million euros!
Only a fool would spend four million euros to buy a youth academy goalkeeper.
As for Motta, he was not available for loan.
The deal with Viana at Inter Milan was almost certain, and Lisbon Sporting probably wanted to borrow Motta to fill the gap left by Viana.
They liked to use young players.
