He FC Barcelona is working to be able to close and meet the budget it planned for the current season. It provided for the entry of 859 million of euros and after-tax profits of 11 million. In this sense, the club is optimistic about the possibility of being able to fulfill it and, therefore, close with green numbers. In that sense, the club is beginning to plan a framework in which it can have the capacity to return to the transfer market with the capacity to operate under the desired 1-1 rule. That is, each euro earned in transfers can also be used, without restrictions, to make contracts.
The club’s planning was to finish this year with green numbers despite the reduction in income derived from the move to Olympic Stadium. There was an additional effort from the commercial area, with expected income that would go from 351 to 378 million, to the increase in income from Media, from 215 to 245 million, since it was expected to go from the Champions League group stage (it has been reached the quarterfinals), and the containment of ordinary spending due to the 27% reduction in the salary bill of professional teams. The viability plan to improve internal efficiency, the reduction of operating costs of the Estadi Olímpic and the disappearance of extraordinary amounts in the 2022-23 season should also contribute to this.
Positive inputs
The current situation is that, today, within the Barça entity there are positive inputs that the fixed budget can be closed and that this will lead to being able to sign again without salary ‘fair play’ limitations next summer. In this sense, the club has made consultations with LaLiga that confirm these good expectations, which could open the option of signing top-level players.
Optimism with Nike
In this sense, Barça is working to close an agreement with Nike that can also have a positive impact on the club’s accounts. As MD revealed, when all eyes were focused on the creation of its own brand and a future agreement with Puma, the North American brand and the Barça club rebuilt bridges and are already working with a ten year proposal which would also include a bonus for signing this new agreement that could have a positive impact at the level of ‘fair play’. All of this was discussed in one summit celebrated in Barcelona on Monday of last week and in other meetings held in Paris before PSG-Barça in the Champions League. In any case, the agreement with Nike still has to go through some screen. For example, tomorrow There is a board of directors meeting and its ratification is not on the agenda.
Alternatives to Libero
They are also working with some companies that want to associate with Barça, something that the club hopes can happen in order to compensate for the failed lever of Libero, which obliges the Barça club to contribute that money to the League. There are open contacts with several firms but the club still does not dare to assure that an agreement can be closed with any of them due to the great disappointment suffered with Libero, who failed to comply with the signed agreement, which led the Barça entity to sue her for non-payment of a signed agreement and that, in addition, it was presented before LaLiga as collateral to be able to carry out market operations.
The example of Bernardo Silva
One of the direct consequences of returning to the 1-1 rule is that Barça can sign ‘top’ level players by paying a transfer fee. One of the players the club likes the most is Bernard Silvaone of the footballers most liked by Xavi Hernandez and to the sports area that also wanted to come to Barça the last two summers.
2024-04-23 11:36:45
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