{"id":291159,"date":"2023-09-14T14:35:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=291159"},"modified":"2023-09-14T14:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:35:32","slug":"barcelona-hit-fresh-bump-in-the-road-to-financial-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/barcelona-hit-fresh-bump-in-the-road-to-financial-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona hit fresh bump in the road to financial security"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Barcelona&#8217;s financial crisis continues as LaLiga decrease their salary cap by more than \u00a3320MILLION&#8230; with president Javier Tebas showing no special measures to Xavi&#8217;s champions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Barcelona&#8217;s salary cap has been slashed by almost 50 per cent for this season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They must recoup around \u00a3115m or else face a deficit ahead of 2024-25\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast\u00a0It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barcelona&#8217;s ongoing battle against their financial crisis has seen another twist, with LaLiga informing the Catalan side that their new wage cap will be reduced to\u00a0\u20ac270million (\u00a3232m).<\/p>\n<p>The LaLiga champions have been struggling against Javier Tebas&#8217; financial restrictions for some time following a number of huge transfer deals and several years of mismanagement at the Nou Camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result, a number of the club&#8217;s heftier salaries have since been taken off the bill, with the likes of club legends Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba departing for MLS outfit Inter Miami where they have reunited with Lionel Messi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition Ousmane Dembele departed for Paris Saint-Germain, with Clement Lenglet joining Aston Villa\u00a0on loan, Ansu Fati spending the season at Brighton and Franck Kessie going to Al-Ahli.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, Barca are facing a season in which they have had their salary cap cut by almost 50 per cent, having been told in February they could spend approximately \u00a3558m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/12\/75426961-12518013-image-a-19_1694692740358.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Xavi&#8217;s side have been told that they will have around \u00a3232million to spend on wages this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/12\/75426957-12518013-image-a-20_1694692744610.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Javier Tebas&#8217; LaLiga impose salary caps based on the amount of money spent and made over the previous campaign<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/13\/75426959-12518013-Joan_Laporta_s_Barcelona_have_been_fighting_against_financial_mi-a-8_1694694719415.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joan Laporta&#8217;s Barcelona have been fighting against financial mismanagement for some time<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Worse still, their current squad and staff costs are reportedly around \u00a3347m, leaving the club over budget by approximately \u00a3115m, which means at the end of the season they will enter a deficit amounting to the same amount.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most straight-forward solution would be to sell players in the medium-term in January in order to raise \u00a3115m and break even.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Fati and Lenglet would likely fetch decent fees, with Ferran Torres and Frenkie De Jong also frequently linked with moves away from the Nou Camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Failure to do so would see an even smaller salary cap impose din the 2024-25 season, which would once again have a knock-on effect on the club&#8217;s ability to invest in the transfer market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clubs are handed a salary cap for their squads at the start of the season by Tebas and LaLiga, based on their previous revenues and spending.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona notably did not spend much this summer, paying around \u00a33m for Oriol Romeu from Girona, and signing Ilkay Gundogan and Iningo Martinez on free deals and loaning Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, despite player sales totalling around \u00a390m, they failed to receive a payment on time of some \u00a351m after activating one of their economic levers in summer 2022<\/p>\n<p>A comparison to put Barcelona&#8217;s fall from grace into context, arch-nemesis Real Madrid had been capped at a similar level as the Blaugrana last term, but have now seen their available spend increased to around \u00a3627m this term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/13\/75427983-12518013-image-a-31_1694693387209.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid meanwhile have an available salary cap of around \u00a3627m this season, up around \u00a340m from last term<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12518013\/Barcelonas-financial-crisis-continues-LaLiga-decrease-salary-cap-320MILLION-president-Javier-Tebas-showing-no-special-measures-Xavis-champions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona&#8217;s financial crisis continues as LaLiga decrease their salary cap by more than \u00a3320MILLION&#8230; 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