Barcelona will be forced to sell more of their assets to sign Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. After it was determined that the new Nike sponsorship deal would not put the club back in the black on their salary cap, the Blaugrana need additional revenue to be able to sign Olmo.
The Euro 2024 winner joined from RB Leipzig for €55m this summer, and the Blaugrana could only register him under the emergency injury rule, allowing them to use the salaries of long-term injured duo Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo towards the registrations of Victor and Olmo. Now they have to find a way to register both players without that rule since they are recovering and players cannot be registered twice.
It means the Blaugrana have until January 18 or 19 to register the players, their first Liga match of 2025. Until then, Barcelona are involved in Copa del Rey and Supercopa commitments, giving them some extra time have to find the money. Barcelona have ruled out selling any players to ease their situation.
According to Sport, they will try to activate another 'economic lever'. President Joan Laporta concludes negotiations to sell the rights to operate the VIP seats at Camp Nou for the next twenty years. The deal is expected to earn the club around €200 million, allowing them to operate normally in January and the summer.
Several companies, including a Qatari entity, have expressed interest and negotiations have progressed. The directors have already given the green light, and creditors Goldman Sachs have also given permission for a deal to go through. Barcelona have spoken to La Liga about the move and confirmed it would increase their salary cap sufficiently. Barcelona would also have the option to go for a top player in the summer, although they say the board plans to be cautious with their spending. forward.
That would mark a radical change in strategy for the Blaugrana, who have signed a number of risky financial deals since president Joan Laporta returned to power – not least the sale of Barca Vision. The lack of payment for these sales is what puts them in this situation, and despite not having the salary cap space to make a deal for Olmo, they went ahead anyway.
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