An economist analyzed the situation of the team and how, in order to avoid the departure of its stars, as happened with the Brazilian, it began to borrow indefinitely.
Barcelona are going through tough times, not just because of football, because of their internal troubles and waiting for elections for the board of directors, or because Messi almost left them and it seems like he is not the same when he eventually stayed.
Economically, the team is very poor and there is speculation of possible bankruptcy if it does not get money quickly, and in good amounts.
The Spanish media El Confidencial conducted an analysis in which it deals with data with specialists and economists to understand the current situation of a team that achieved its highest sporting glory not many years ago, but has deteriorated little by little.
And it is that, paradoxically, when Neymar went to Paris Saint-Germain in exchange for 222 million euros (at the current exchange rate it would be about 272 million dollars), the economic debacle began.
This is because, according to economist Marc Ciria i Rog, when that case arose, the team began charging itself with short-term debt, in addition to renewing its cracks to prevent anyone other than Neymar from leaving, which the the aforementioned media resulted in an exorbitant wage bill.
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In addition, they tried to replace Neymar by hiring Ousmane Dembélé ($ 128 million plus variable) and Coutinho ($ 147 million), but neither delivered the expected results. More recently, the team also brought in Antoine Griezmann, which spiked spending even more.
“Barça starts buying players, after the sale of Neymar, who have not delivered the expected result. Dembélé, Coutinho, Griezmann … There is 400 million euros in transfers that you don’t serve, and some of those transfers. will also get into debt in the short term ”, said the economist José María Gay de Liébana in the media.
The sporting results did not come, the gains made from this were diminished and to top it all off, the guideline’s internal troubles caused a snowball that eventually exploded with the pandemic. With all of that added up came Messi’s request to leave. six executives had resigned, including Emili Rousaud, vice president, who denounced corruption.
According to Gay de Liébana, “the debt is more than a billion”, although there are no official figures. All that is stated in the directive is that the revenues have decreased from € 133 million to € 35 million in relation to Covid and the fans in the stadium.
If the team fails to sell players or make money from good sports results (for example, winning the Champions League), the team will face an unprecedented economic situation, which could lead to bankruptcy.
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