He Barcelona It will close on Monday, June 30, one of the most delicate chapters in its history and pay Leo Messi Four years later what was missing. Marked by the financial crisis that hit the club during the World Covid-19 Pandemia. The Barca entity was forced in 2020 to take drastic measures to guarantee its economic viability. At that time, many players and members of the coaching staff agreed to defer important part of your salary.
He Barcelona will complete the payment of the postponed amounts to Leo Messi An extensive list of former players and technicians who participated in that agreement. The total disbursement amounts to 16 million eurosa significant figure that allows the club to regularize the contractual and economic situation with whom, in their day, they put the collective good above the individual.
Among the main beneficiaries, it stands out Leo Messicurrent Miami player, who will now receive Barcelona about six million euros (5,95 ‘kilos’) four years after his departure. Next to him, names such as Sergio Busquets, Sergi Roberto,among others. All of them, to a greater or lesser extent, were part of the squad that lived one of the most uncertain periods of the club.
It should be noted that some players, such as Frenkie de Jong y Marc-André Ter StegenThey are not part of this last payment. The two players had rejected their salary, but had agreed subsequent renovations to extend the deadlines of the payments.
This important disbursement represents a respite for the finances of the Barça. However, there is a long way to go to achieve full economic stability. The club continues to work on the reduction of its salary mass, the optimization of resources and the generation of new income.
Barcelona delays its debt at 2033
Joan Laporta has achieved a key financial play for the Barcelona By getting an improvement in the conditions of the debt associated with the project Barça space. The club has closed a bond issuance for 424 million euros, which will allow it to start paying this debt five years later than expected: instead of 2028, the first payment will be in 2033 and the total return will extend to 2050.
This operation, carried out next to Goldman Sachsreduces the risk premium and reflects a positive trend in the economic recovery of the club, according to the rating agency Morningstar DBRSwhich has raised the qualification of the Barça From “stable” to “positive.”
Despite the optimism of Laporta and the official announcement that Barça would dispute the Joan Gamper Trophy August 10 in the new Spotify Camp Nouhe Barcelona City Council He has questioned that date. The first mayor's lieutenant, Laia Bonet, has warned that many procedures and permits are still missing, especially the completion of the first phase of the works and obtaining the first occupation license.
In addition, the club must get authorizations from Firefighters, Mossos d'Esquadra and the district of Les Corts. The City Council emphasizes that, today, the stadium is not ready to receive public and that it would be «Rigor's missing » Anticipate a date without fulfilling all legal and security requirements.
