Liverpool have banked the full £142million from Barcelona for the transfer of Philippe Coutinho.
The Reds sold the Brazil star to Barca in January 2018 in a deal which made the attacking midfielder the third most expensive player in history at the time.
The deal negotiated with the La Liga giants - which saw sporting director Michael Edwards secure a clause that prevented Barca from returning for any more players until 2020 - was worth an initial £106m with a further £36m of add-ons.
Back in August, the Reds were just £4.4m away from receiving the full fee for Coutinho from Barcelona and the ECHO understood the final installment was due to be paid when certain appearance-based milestones were met with Barca themselves.
There is much talk emerging around the amount of money Barcelona are still to pay Liverpool for Coutinho, after a report from Spanish outlet Sport today claimed the Reds would be handed another £18m should the playmaker reach 100 games for the Camp Nou outfit.
However, Liverpool are paid £4.4m (€5m) for every 15 appearances made with Barca, meaning the Reds have now banked £26.4m for the 90 matches Coutinho has played.
For every time Barcelona qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the Reds would be given a payment of £4.4m, meaning they have earned near £9m over the past two seasons too.
Coutinho is reportedly thought of by boss Ronald Koeman as a key man in his evolution of the team, though transfer rumours are swirling that the player could be sold with Barca's finances hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The fact that Liverpool have pocketed £142m - the biggest deal an English club have ever been involved in - for a player who has spent close to three years struggling to find his place is testament to work behind the scenes at Anfield.
Sporting director Edwards also negotiated an additional £89m premium for any Liverpool player Barcelona are interested in signing - though that clause expired in January this year.
