Barcelona believe they are on the verge of getting back within their salary cap after sending the documents of their latest asset sale to La Liga. In an attempt, which may or may not be successful, to sign Dani Olmo and Pau Victor for the second half of the season, the Blaugrana have agreed to sell the commercial rights to some of their VIP seats at the newly renovated Camp Nou for the second half of the season. next two decades.
According to Relevo, the deal will be completed for approximately €110 million, with two entities from Dubai and Qatar respectively. MD says the deal will not mean all the revenue from their VIP seats will leave the club, and they still expect to earn around €25,000 a year from each VIP seat.
That said, the total amount Barcelona were expected to make for the rights they sold to these two companies remains unclear so far. Logically, these nameless companies would expect to add significant value on top of what they spent, while Barcelona would also lose out in terms of inflation.
The Catalan newspaper further explains that Barcelona expects to be able to operate in the transfer market within the salary cap after this deal, which will cover the €60 million that La Liga president Javier Tebas had said they would be short of. It essentially means that Barcelona can spend the same amount of money they bring in, rather than being forced to only use 50% of the extra money they bring in towards their salary cap.
If that is the case, it would contradict recent reports claiming that Barcelona remain €153 million over their salary cap, almost twice as much as last season. Given president Joan Laporta's lack of transparency over their salary cap, and La Liga's commitment to confidentiality on the matter, it is difficult to determine the truth of it. It could lead to the absurd situation where Barcelona lose Olmo and Victor for the rest of the season, but can spend money in the transfer market.
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