Barcelona will not have to pay Arsenal an additional €4m for signing Thomas Vermaelen.

It is true that the deal included a clause under which Barça would have to pay the Premier League side that amount if they won the Champions League, but it would only be activated if the defender featured in a certain number of games.

As Vermaelen has not yet made his Barcelona debut, the Catalans will not have to stump up any more than his initial transfer fee.