In the grip of unprecedented economic difficulties, FC Barcelona had to part ways with its living legend Lionel Messi (34). A departure which does not however solve everything since many executives of the professional workforce have agreed to lower their salaries in order to relieve the club. Sufficient ? According to the latest revelations of Sports world, not totally … So Barça would have taken out a loan of 595 million euros over ten years from Goldman Sachs, an American bank.
A loan also including a renegotiation of the debt up to 140 million euros and which could allow the Blaugranas to issue up to 70 million euros in new debt … Based on an interest rate estimated at 1.98%, the Catalan leaders put forward the income from TV rights as the main guarantee of reimbursement. If this operation aims to alleviate the catastrophic financial situation of the moment, the good economic management of the FCB will have to remain the main concern for the coming seasons if the club does not want to experience another historic disappointment …
