FC Barcelona Finances

[serghei]

No big club relies that much on their academy. You can have 1-2 players that really establish themselves, but bulk of players is always bought.

So while you are waiting for the "eggs to hatch", the other big clubs are already winning and have an advantage. That La Masia golden generation is a once in a lifetime occurrence.

True.

Another argument is that kids need stars in their peak to learn from by playing by their side. Without those stars, they don't develop as well. It's another thing for Gavi to grow up with Fermin and Pedri, and another with an Iniesta, or a Modric, or role-models of that elite class.

Maybe we can do with some good oldies, like what we've tried to do with Lewandowski and Gundogan, but I'd obviously prefer to have these players before their Arabia days.

 

[Porque]

There are enough free agents on every line to get through another shrewd Summer.

Obviously if Madrid sign Mbappe and Davies then we can't expect to win LaLiga. But we will have enough quality to try and amount a challenge while going deep in the Cups.

 

[soul24rage]

True.

Another argument is that kids need stars in their peak to learn from by playing by their side. Without those stars, they don't develop as well. It's another thing for Gavi to grow up with Fermin and Pedri, and another with an Iniesta, or a Modric, or role-models of that elite class.

Maybe we can do with some good oldies, like what we've tried to do with Lewandowski and Gundogan, but I'd obviously prefer to have these players before their Arabia days.

Ideally that would be the case. Real Madrid is doing an amazing job at this.

We're hoping that the likes of FDJ, Gundogan, Felix, Lewy will help reduce the pressure off of these young players, but more often than not, the young players are performing better than some players in their peak or the old guns. Plus we don't have many players in their peak in this squad in the attacking sense.

We can go for free agents as Porque suggested, but except for Mbappe, the free agent market is bad for this upcoming summer. Maybe Jorginho might be worth it for a year or two since we are lacking in the DM department.

 

[malvolio]

Ideally that would be the case. Real Madrid is doing an amazing job at this.

Real bought well, while still having the old guard active. We on the other hand bought a bunch of flops and ended up relying on the amigos until they were dead.

Our transfers over the past 5 years are a disgrace.

 

[serghei]

Their old guard was superior to ours, in their past-peak period. While our old guard was embarrassing themselves in CL they won 3 in a row. Better athletes and competitors in short, so they aged declined much less abruptly.

Generally, our legends were close to unplayable under Pep and a short while after, but since 2015 they were simply inferior to Madrid.

I don't know why the fuck did Bartomeu agree to pay them such huge sums of money back when they were embarrassing themselves losing 3-0 to likes of Roma.

We literally paid the Amigos through the roof for much inferior results compared to Madrid. That and some horrific signings were the main causes for our demise. Madrid simply had a much superior club structure.

 

[serghei]

Madrid have won 5 CLs after Pep. And Barca 1. All while keeping wages in check. Where do you even add that Madrid not only didn't give Ronaldo an inflated wage, but they even sold him for 117m to Juventus.

 

[malvolio]

Madrid have won 5 CLs after Pep. And Barca 1. All while keeping wages in check. Where do you even add that Madrid not only didn't give Ronaldo an inflated wage, but they even sold him for 117m to Juventus.

We got Messi for free, best deal a club has ever made. Ronaldo never influenced the teams he played in like Messi did. So there is no point in comparing them since one of them transformed into a poacher and the other was basically our main creative and attacking force for years.

 

[Andresito]

It's embarrassing how we have to upload videos of players fastening the old Camp Nou chairs to a piece of wood so that the club can sell them.

 

[Messi983]

And it seems that, after a few meetings with Nike without a good feeling, the option for Barça to have its own brand of shirts from next season points to a winner. It would do so through BLM, which already manufactures and distributes all the club's non-sports clothing, as well as other Barça-branded objects, and by partnering with a large multinational that would be in charge of manufacturing and distributing the shirts.

The final decision should be made during the month of March, although according to sources close to the club it could be made as early as next week. Barça, in this sense, are waiting for a new communication with Nike's managers. They are not too optimistic about it and do not believe that the American firm will accept what they are asking of Barça, more money than they currently receive.

Decisión histórica: el Barça, dispuesto a romper con Nike y fabricarse sus camisetas

La decisión definitiva debe tomarse en los próximos días y en el club ven difícil seguir con la marca estadounidense

www.sport.es

 

[DonAK]

This have the potential to be the type of catastrophic failure that essentially finishes off a financially struggling sports team.

Have to almost admire the arrogance and balls of this though, if this ends up happening.

Just the logistics of it all is a nightmare waiting to happen considering the club's shitty store struggle shipping to certain European countries already.

 

[jamrock]

Won't happen

 

[khaled_a_d]

Just the logistics of it all is a nightmare waiting to happen considering the club's shitty store struggle shipping to certain European countries already.

From what I've read on reddit, this is Nike's issue and one of the problems the club probably sees with Nike.

 

[Andresito]

Sounds like bullshit really.

 

[Porque]

Easiest way is big money from Puma.

Back in CN when new kit deal would kick in.

Huge potential.

Self manufacturing is a viable route for a smaller hipster team. For a big side way too many potential problems.

But I said it before and Laporta is grifting him for the short term (ie his presidency) and costing us the long term. He wants to put the first team merchandising into BLM so he can raise it's valuation and sell it like a lever.

Then after that, the club will sign a new kit deal with someone like Puma and be having to give up 49% or so of it's revenue per year. But hey, another short term windfall to paper the cracks.

We can't let that happen.

 

[Deco]

How much can Barca pay of the debt? 300mill deal? 150 straight to pay some of the debt? Then get up the salary cap?