He Barcelona is facing a unexpected financial dilemma which could significantly affect its ability to operate in the next signing market. The main problem lies in discrepancies between The Barca club and the new auditors For the way to compute the lever of the VIP seats of the Camp Nou, an operation that is key to the entity that Joan Laporta chairs.
Last January, a temporary audit validated the sale of these seats by 100 million euroswhich allowed Barça to comply with the Financial Fair-Play of the League of Javier Tebas and register players as Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor. However, the new auditor of the club, Crowe Spain, questions this criterion, arguing that income should not be computed in its entirety this season, since the seats still do not really exist.
Given this complicated situation, Crowe Spain raises two possible scenarios: register only 58 million already admitted or divide the income throughout the 20 years of the contract, that is, five million per season. If the league accepts this option, Barça could lose up to 42 million of euros at its salary limit for next summer, which would limit its ability to sign players.
From Barcelona they defend The validity of the initial auditarguing that it is crucial to maintain your ability to sign in the next window. For its part, the Spanish football employer is waiting, while Barça seeks how to solve this complicated situation before March 31deadline to present audited accounts.
This issue shows The complexity of Barça’s finances and its impact on the sports planning of the culé team. The resolution of this dispute will be decisive for The future of the Catalan club In the following signing market.
