Barcelona continue to maneuver their way through various forms of economic means to find a solution that allows them to sustainably participate in their typical transfer dealings without additional hindrances to stall their operations.
Last season, Barcelona were able to “pull” several economic levers in order to guarantee an inflow of funds that allowed Barcelona to then make significant moves in the summer transfer window in return for selling off certain percentages of their various assets.
This year, as they struggle to find the means to truly compete for signings as most European clubs continue to do so, it appears Barcelona could once again turn to such an economic lever to guarantee additional funds being injected.
According to Spanish outlet SPORT, Barcelona have reached an agreement with a German investment fund to sell off 16% of Barca Studios in exchange for €60 million.
A percentage of Barca Studios was already owned in conjunction by two separate entities, Socios.com and Orpheus, 49% in total between them to be precise. However, it is reported that their payments have been delayed and have thus troubled Barcelona.
As a result, the payment by the German investment fund for the 16% of Barca Studios will then compensate for the delayed payments by the two entities mentioned earlier. Moreover, that 16% will now be allocated to this new group from the previously allocated 49% to Socios.com and Orpheus, who will now retain just 16.5% each.
Said payments are then expected to be adequate to register the contracts of the new signings and renewed players. These registrations were reportedly put on hold by La Liga due to the absence of the collection of funds from Socios.com and Orpheus. These funds were mentioned with Barcelona’s provided Viability Plan and were thus pivotal in order to stay in compliance with it.
Reportedly, FC Barcelona are also working on other means of income to be guaranteed, something that could possibly even see Barcelona operate with the 1:1 rule for the month of August. That, consequently, may even allow them to then make other signings during the summer.