The first player in the world to be transferred with Bitcoin

David Barral, former Real Madrid B striker, just made a historic transfer when he became the first professional soccer player in the world to sign a contract using the digital currency Bitcoin. The striker’s new destination is Inter Madrid, the Spanish third-class team, according to the Daily Mail.

 In a statement, Inter Madrid announced the welcome of David Barral to the club. “Barral became the first bridge in the world to sign a contract in virtual currency. Our new sponsor, Criptan, has enabled the deal to be done,” the Spanish team statement said. . Criptan is a Spanish virtual currency trading platform.

Barral, 37, made 50 appearances for Real Madrid before and played for Sporting Gijon, Levante and Racing Santander before joining Inter Madrid.

However, details of Barral’s transfer price have not been disclosed and the deal has not been recognized by the authorities, leaving many doubting the validity of future Bitcoin transactions.

According to the Daily Mail, the deal marks a turning point in football history and could pave the way for a new way of transferring football clubs in the near future.

This is considered the first professional player transfer in Bitcoin. Earlier, in 2018, Turkish amateur team Harunustaspor also bought the player with this virtual currency. The Harunustaspor team paid 0.0524 Bitcoin and $ 1,147 to own midfielder Omer Faruk Kıroglu. More recently, in December 2020, Carolina Panthers club player Russell Okung was the first famous American athlete to be bought with Bitcoin.