Juventus chief Beppe Marotta says not inserting a buyout clause into Paul Pogba's deal forced Manchester United to pay a record fee for the Frenchman.
He revealed United could have signed Pogba for almost half the price that could still rise with additional bonuses and clauses.
Marotta told Tuttosport: “The value of a player is determined when you sell him,
“Had we put a clause in Pogba's contract three years before we sold him, £52million would have been a good number. But we now sold him for £96m.
“Buyout clauses are madness. I will never insert one in a player's contract.
“A high clause is not an advantage. It puts you in a vulnerable position instead.
“I don't know if Napoli would have sold Gonzalo Higuain for £78m without the clause.