Not over yet, and this is not from today, but I just saw it:
https://grup14.com/story/barcelona-s-board-hints-at-turning-the-club-members-into-shareholders
Barcelona's board hints at turning the club members into shareholders
The club looks for a controversial alternative that change the club's very essence
                                                                Barça's board  will propose to turn Camp Nou season pass holders into stadium  stockholders as soon as they buy their season tickets, as explained by  Carles Tusquets, president of the blaugrana Finance Committee,  interviewed at radio show "Què t'hi jugues" ("Wanna bet?") broadcasted  by Cadena Ser. They argue it could help make the club more professional  and keep it among the elite.
  Up to now, holders pay their  passes every season at prices ranging from €300 to €2000, depending on  the zone of the stadium they choose. Proposal is to turn the purchasing  club member into seat holder for a period lasting 15 or 20 years, by  paying ten times their current price.
  For the time being, this is  nothing but a proposal that will be presented for all club members'  consideration, and it has not yet been discussed at a board meeting.
  Barça is one of just a few top sides in  Europe that have not become a private corporation, and it is owned by  its 150,000 club members, just as it has been since it was first  established. Should the proposal be approved, it would be the first step  to turn the club into a association focusing on profiting, thus wiping  out its centenarian philosophy, as well as its very essence.
