The question has been a constant throughout the summer market: where is Barcelona, which has been struggling with economic problems for several years, which let Messi go because it had no money to pay him, which had been renegotiating for a contract? to get the reinforcements signed, was it to get money to become the king of the current transfer window? After all, there has to be an answer. And there are several.
In summary, Barcelona have already spent more than 150 million euros on transfers since the market opened at the end of last season: Lewandowski cost 45+5 million, Raphinha cost 58 million, Koundé cost 50 million and both Christensen and Kessié arrived at zero cost. Even so, the azulgrana attack promises not to stop here and it is still possible and probable that another reinforcement for the defense will arrive, among the possibilities Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso and Reguilón. Meanwhile, the Spanish press has reported that the club is already studying the possibility of receiving Messi again at the Camp Nou, something that, if it happens, will only be in 2023 and at the end of the season that is now beginning.
The miracle of multiplication: Barcelona signs Koundé, has already spent 153 million and is still on the market (but wants to cut De Jong’s salary)
How, then, is Joan Laporta achieving this authentic financial miracle? Of many ways. In the first place, he has not only achieved new income, but also anticipated funds that would only arrive in the short and medium term. Afterwards, he hopes to close some deals between surplus and larger parts of Xavi’s squad: the paradigmatic example is Frenkie de Jong, since Barcelona is working on the need to sell the Dutch midfielder (Manchester United being the main interested party) or convince him to accept a reduction of around a third of his salary. Meanwhile, Laporta announced this Monday that the Catalans agreed to sell 24.5% of the rights to Barça Studios, the club’s television, for 100 million euros.
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“Thus we have fulfilled our duty and we can register players in LaLiga without any problem”, said the president of Barcelona on the sidelines of the presentation of Koundé, the 23-year-old French international center-back, signed from Sevilla. Hours later, the news was confirmed in a statement. Barcelona announces the sale of 24.5% of Barça Studios to the company Socios.com for 100 million euros to accelerate the club’s audiovisual strategy. The sale was completed in accordance with the authorization given by the General Assembly of Members on October 23″, can be read in the note released by the club’s official media.
Thus, with the entry of more than 100 million euros, Barcelona continues to follow a path that has allowed it guarantee sound reinforcements and make sure you can sign them up, not run the risk of waiting until the last days of the market to see if they can really count on reinforcements, as happened last season.
FC Barcelona announces the sale of 24.5% of Barça Studios to the company https://t.co/SkC8g62KY4 for 100 million euros to accelerate the club’s audiovisual, blockchain, NFT and Web.3 strategy.
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Source: Observadora
