Reda Saleem (Dubai)
Barcelona received a big shock following the Spanish League announced the spending ceiling for the 20 competing clubs in the league. The Blaugrana came in last place, which threatens to conclude new deals despite the negotiations it is conducting with a number of stars, led by Norwegian Halland, the German striker, Borussia Dortmund.
The League announced the latest update of the clubs’ economic situation and the so-called “cost limit” following the last winter transfer period, and what clubs can pay in the salaries of players and technical staff for the first team.
The statement showed that Barcelona is the most negatively affected club in the Spanish League, which suffers financially, as it came in last place with (144) million euros, following it was 97 million euros last summer, and it is the only team in the highest category whose numbers were negative, while Real Madrid has a positive balance. Very formidable.
And the Spanish newspaper “Marca” revealed that the Catalan giant occupies the last place among the La Liga clubs, as its balance moved from 97 million euros in the summer transfer period to (144 million) euros following the end of the winter transfer period, following the club signed Dani Alves, Ferran Torres, Aubameyang and Adama. Traroy.
According to the statement of the Spanish League, the negative limit does not mean anything this season, but the “Bulugrana” movements will be more affected in the coming seasons if there are no capital gains and interests.
Real Madrid tops this category with a positive balance of 739 million euros, where the “Royal” did not spend any money in the last winter transfers, Seville came second with a positive balance of 199 million euros, and Atletico Madrid third with 161 million euros, meaning the team cost limit or the salary block law is the amount that Each La Liga team can spend it on players, coaches, assistant coaches and first-team physical equipment and this limit also includes spending on branches, the academy and other departments of the club.
The cost limit for enrollable sports clubs includes fixed and variable salaries, social security, social premiums and acquisition expenses including agent commissions and the team sports cost limit can be increased subject to certain special terms and procedures.
