Gasperini's Atalanta: A Historic European Final and a Revolutionary Compensation Model

Gian Piero Gasperini has electrified the city of Bergamo, gifting Atalanta its first European final in history. In Dublin, the Goddess will face the German champions Bayer Leverkusen, with the chance to lift a historic trophy for the club. A historic milestone for the Percassi family, who embarked on this technical project with Gasperini 8 years ago and has been rewarded year after year, with the team's exponential growth. Atalanta will also play the Coppa Italia final against Juventus, thus potentially ending the season with two trophies in the cabinet, making it an unforgettable year. Atalanta in the Europa League final: 3-0 against Marseille (goals by Lookman, Ruggeri, and Touré), the Goddess heads to Dublin. Gasperini is not the most spotlighted coach in Serie A and certainly not among the highest paid, although his journey has rightfully earned him extremely high regard. Since he has taken over the bench of the Goddess, he has led the Bergamo club to compete for significant objectives and to participate regularly in European competitions, from the Champions League to the Europa League. His tactical ideas have been, in some ways, revolutionary. In Italy, he is the fifth highest-paid coach, behind Allegri, Inzaghi, Pioli. Mourinho was also ahead of him in terms of earnings, before being dismissed a few months ago. However, few are aware of some mechanisms related to his compensation at Atalanta, which just yesterday led to the Europa League final, the first European final in the club's history. There is, however, a clause in Gasperini's contract that allows him to have a higher salary than what he would earn on paper. According to reconstructions by agent Massimo Brambati, the agreement that binds Gasperini to the Goddess is much more complex than one might think. Indeed, in addition to the 3 million euros net per season, there is a particular clause that allows the coach of the Goddess to earn significantly more. "Last year, Gasperini earned more than anyone else in Italy. A full 9 million euros," said Brambati during an interview with Radio TMW. This is because Gasperini also has a 3% on the capital gains the club makes from the sale of players. A sort of bonus for having consistently managed to enhance the value of the players at his disposal, making them significantly more valuable than initially. The most recent cases are those of Rasmus Hojlund, sold to Manchester United in the summer of 2023 with a capital gain of about 53 million euros, a record sale for the Bergamo club. Cristian Romero to Tottenham for 52 million (33 million in capital gain), Dejan Kulusevski sold to Juventus in January 2020 with a capital gain of 34 million euros. Robin Gosens, transferred to Inter in January 2022 with a capital gain of about 24 million euros obtained by Atalanta. Franck Kessié to Milan for 32 million, Boga to Nice for 17 million, and many others that have allowed the Goddess to earn almost half a billion from sales. Naturally, in these operations, Gasperini's influence has elevated their value, making them appealing players on the market. The earnings from sales year by year: 2010: 8,333,780 euros* 2011: 2,773,994 euros 2012: 12,361,859 euros 2013: 14,662,940 euros 2014: 14,217,720 euros 2015: 23,270,300 euros 2016: 22,472,637 euros 2017: 46,685,266 euros 2018: 24,231,467 euros 2019: 38,753,413 euros 2020: 68,482,096 euros 2021: 53,607,849 euros 2022: 44,231,273 euros 2023: 63,199,000 euros *Financial statement for 6 months