Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Friday, 08 August 2025, 07:37 / Updated on Friday, 08 August 2025 07:38
Rayo Vallecano refuses to give Andrei Rațiu OK for a transfer for less than 25 million euros, the clause in his contract. And they did not increase his salary, as they had promised them after Euro 2024!
Rayo announced on Thursday that he bought from Villarreal the percentage of 50% of Andrei Rațiu's federal rights that he owned “yellow submarine”. A business of 5 million euros (3.5 fixed, 1.5 as bonuses) that would have been concluded behind the Romanian footballer, without his knowledge.
“But this is only half of the story,” the Romanian international reacted on social networks, pointing to the club leaders: “Those who speak are not always what my family and my family, always together.”
Rayo's bosses did not increase Rațiu's salary as they promised them after Euro 2024
The other side of the story revealed the daily Marca. Rațiu is very upset about Rayo's bosses for two reasons. First of all because, “Although he considers him as one of the best right-wing defenders in Europe, I even think he has not reached his entire potential, he is one of the worst paid players.
After the European Championship in Germany, Rayo Vallecano promised Andrei a salary enlargement that never came. The discussions took place at the beginning of the season and nothing was materialized ”.
Andrei Rațiu's businessman made scandal to Rayo's president
On the other hand, the club does not want to let it go for less than 25 million euros, the clause stipulated in its contract. The most recently refused an offer of 18 million euros from Aston Villa, which, according to the same brand, “caused a great anger in the agency representing the player.
The Romanian international currently works with Leaderbrock Sports, a company that manages, among others, Pedri and Ferran Torres, and the discussions in the case of Andrei are led by personal Héctor Peris, the general manager of the agency.
Direct sources involved in negotiations told Radio Marca and the brand that Peris himself adopted “very violent attitudes” during telephone conversations with Rayo Vallecano's president, stirring “strong threats”, going even to “want what is worse”.
The members of the club's sports management were also forced to endure “attitudes of bats” and witness to “very unpleasant episodes”, to the point where he threatened to “take the player from Rayo Vallecano, even if it was the last thing he would do”.
