Barcelona’s financial troubles have taken another hit after La Liga reduced the club’s salary limit due to a dispute over a €100 million deal involving VIP seats at Camp Nou.
The dispute is over a Crowe Spain audit, Barcelona’s new auditor, which would not count the sale of the €100 million worth of VIP tickets in the club’s books.
La Liga agreed with the auditor and argued that the money could not be counted as revenue until the seats are built as part of the ongoing stadium refurbishment project.
This move is of utmost importance to Barcelona because it has a direct impact on their capacity to sign new players.
The club had already started making preparations to sign Dani Olmo and Pau Victor into the team, but with their spending cap reduced, such signings are now at stake.
The drama started when a temporary auditor first sanctioned the VIP seat deal last December, permitting Barcelona to play with a more liberal salary cap.
Crowe Spain’s rejection of the revenues, however, has compelled La Liga to re-organize the club’s spending caps, leaving them exposed.
Barcelona’s greater worry is the long-term impact of the move.
If they fail to solve the issue, their coffers will become even thinner, and it will become even more difficult to sign or register players in the next transfer market.
The club may be compelled to seek alternative means to raise cash, such as the sale of players, to satisfy La Liga’s financial demands.
The latest about-turn mirrors the chronic issue Barcelona has in finding the balance between the books and on the pitch.
For the time being, the question is if the club can negotiate with La Liga or find a means to have the €100 million in their coffers.
Otherwise, their summer transfer market plan will be seriously affected, further complicating their effort to rebuild the team.
It is a demonstration of how closely Barcelona’s sporting triumph is with their finances—and how much more is yet to be done to do both.
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: La Liga have released an official statement confirming that Barça’s €100M VIP seat deal, which was crucial for registering Olmo and Pau Víctor, is not accounted for in the club’s latest financial submissions.
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