Barcelona president Joan Laporta called a meeting of members to approve the Catalan club’s budget for 2023-24, which was also delivered for the current year.
As reported by Palco23, the club’s budget for this year includes revenues of 893 million euros against expenses of 873 million, that is, a positive net result of 5 million euros.
A big improvement compared to the loss of 91 million on June 30, 2024, due to the devaluation of a series of credits arising from the shares of the company Bridgeburg Invest (also known as Barça Vision), which holds the licenses to explore digital assets.
Increased revenue thanks to the new ‘Camp Nou’ and Nike
The amount recognized as an extraordinary expense amounts to 140 million euros before taxes.
To reverse the situation, the club’s management is focused on returning to Spotify ‘Camp Nou’, the new agreement with Nike, boosting BLM which manages Barcelona’s merchandising, as well as closing new partnership contracts.
The club estimates that it will earn around 28 million euros more thanks to the possibility of playing again in its renovated stadium, albeit with (temporarily) 60% capacity.
Furthermore, according to management estimates, the commercial sector will record the largest increase, rising from revenues of 374 million euros in 2023-24 to 446 million euros. In these numbers, Barcelona also includes the new sponsorship contract with Nike.
In both transfers and asset sales, Barcelona expects significant capital reductions: through the purchase of players, the club expects revenues of 22 million euros, up from 81 million euros in 2023-24.
The goal of cost reduction
Reducing expenses is another key factor in the shift from losses to profits in 2024-25.
The company expects costs of 873 million this year, just under 1% from last year’s levels.
The 510 million euros will be allocated to the sports payroll (5 million more than 2023-2024) and 68 million to the salaries of non-sporting staff (1 million euros less).
Management costs will increase by 17.2% (from 215 million last year to 252 million this year) due to the return to the “Camp Nou”, as the increase in frequency entails additional costs, such as security and available functions, among others .
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