Juventus' €25m sale of Emre Can to Borussia Dortmund this week wasn't for as big a profit as appears, it has been revealed.

The Liverpool Echo says in 2018, Serie A champions Juventus signed Can when his Liverpool contract expired at the end of the season. And in a statement they confirmed they paid Can a massive signing-on fee of £14m.

Juventus also agreed to pay Can a whopping £4million-a-season in wages.

In the two years he was in Italy Can therefore made £8million. This, added to his signing-on fee, means he earned a staggering £22million in total.

Dortmund confirmed they have triggered a clause in Can's loan deal on Tuesday, making the transfer a permanent one.

They will now pay the Italian's €25million, which is just over £20million, meaning Juventus lost around £2million on the Can saga.