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FC Barcelona financial and squad restructuring

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FC Barcelona is undergoing significant financial and squad restructuring to increase its registration capacity. Sporting director Deco is leading efforts to generate a 90 million euro salary margin through contract adjustments and player departures. The club’s total salary limit for the current season has risen to 432 million euros, an increase of 81 million compared to the previous year. Key departures contributing to these savings include Robert Lewandowski, Ronald Araújo, Ansu Fati, Marcus Rashford, and Marc-André ter Stegen. Additionally, Andreas Christensen has accepted a 50% salary reduction. To bolster revenue, the club has leveraged its La Masia academy and invested approximately 175 million euros in the current transfer window to strengthen the squad under manager Hansi Flick. The club has reached a historic milestone by surpassing 1,000 million euros in revenue for the first time, marking the third consecutive season of positive ordinary results. This growth has been driven by commercial income, merchandise sales, and stadium exploitation, even while playing some matches at reduced capacity or at alternative venues like the Johan Cruyff and Olympic Stadiums. Recent financial reports indicate that while the club achieved record revenues of 1.06 billion euros, it will report a net loss of 18 million euros for the 2025-26 season. This deficit is largely attributed to extraordinary items, specifically a 23 million euro depreciation of Barça Productions; without these effects, the loss would have been approximately 2 million euros. Total debt has also risen to 607 million euros, a 29% increase from the previous year. An upcoming Ordinary General Assembly on September 19, 2026, will address the 2025/26 financial accounts and the 2026/27 budget. Delegates will vote on expanding credit lines and various refinancing operations to fund the Espai Barça project and the completion of the ~~new stadium. Furthermore, the assembly will consider ratifying contracts for an indoor children’s attraction park at the new~~ Spotify Camp ~~Nou and a luxury residential project in the United Arab Emirates, the latter of which is expected to generate approximately €10 million annually for the first three years.~~ Nou.

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