Although he reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain several days ago and has an affordable release clause of 6 million euros at Barcelona, Dro Fernandez has still not officially signed with the reigning European champion. And the reasons are multiple.

PSG had warned it would not be very active this winter, and that is being confirmed since it has still not recruited a single player for the moment, nor sold or loaned out a single player, while the transfer market closes its doors on Feb. 2, in exactly ten days.

Last Friday, however, the Spanish press revealed that Barcelona's young and promising attacking midfielder Dro Fernandez was on his way to Paris.

This information was confirmed in quick succession by transfer market specialists and several French media. While Hansi Flick believed in him and had played him in 5 matches since the start of the season, Dro Fernandez decided to leave Barcelona to join PSG, convinced in particular by the "irresistible" sporting project presented by Luis Enrique, who came to convince him in person in Barcelona.

But while everyone agreed last weekend that Dro's transfer to PSG was imminent since the club had decided to trigger his very affordable 6 million euro release clause, the matter is still not settled.

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The Catalan press quickly indicated that Barcelona ultimately hoped to negotiate a transfer to recover 10 million euros, which is 4 million more than the clause.

Why would PSG do this favor for Barcelona? To protect its relationship with the Catalan club, according to Sport and RMC Sport.

Relations between the two clubs may have been tense in recent years, but have normalized lately. Dro's departure is already going down very badly in Barcelona, and PSG could therefore agree to pay a little more to avoid further upsetting Joan Laporta.

But as suggested by Marca, it could also be a tax story. Indeed, if PSG decides to pay the clause, it will actually have to give this sum to Dro, since in Spain, it is the players who must pay their release clauses. Dro obviously does not have 6 million euros in his bank account, and it is PSG that would have to advance him the sum.

And precisely, therein lies the problem. This sum could be taxable in France because it is considered an advance on salary. To avoid paying significant taxes, PSG could therefore favor a transfer, even if it means paying a little more than planned. This remains to be confirmed, but all these reasons seem to explain why this case has been dragging on for a week.

Is there a risk that Dro's transfer to PSG falls through? "Some close to the case do not rule out the hypothesis, but everyone wants to believe that Dro will sign in Paris," RMC Sport reported this Friday. In the meantime, Dro continues to train alone in Barcelona, away from the professional group, and he did not pose at the beginning of the week for the official photo of Barcelona's 2025/26 season.

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