Lewandowski cost Barcelona 50 million euros (Pretti/Getty)
team face Barcelona The spotlight was on him in the last week thanks to international deals he managed to settle, and the Catalan club announced the joining of the trio Frank Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Brazilian Rafinha, and is preparing to settle the Polish Robert deal. LewandowskiAnd all this following a severe financial crisis.
On Saturday, the French newspaper RMC Sport presented a report revealing the source of the funds that allowed the club to emerge from a financial crisis, to prosperity that allowed several deals to be concluded in exchange for large financial values, including the joining of Lewandowski for 50 million euros, and the approach of French Jules Conde for a large return as well.
The returning president, Juan Laporta, has implemented continuous investment and financial activities to raise the volume of income and revive the team’s treasury, and has succeeded in reducing the size of debts to ensure the registration of its new players, while efforts continue to achieve the goals set by its board of directors.
Barcelona obtained an important loan from Goldman, amounting to 595 million euros, and then a financing agreement with the music platform, Spotify, which paid 435 million, and also marketed 10 percent of the television rights of the American “Sixth” Foundation with a 25-year contract and interests of 207.5 millions of euros.
The runner-up in the Spanish League last season is close to resolving second deals, including marketing 15 percent of the rights to broadcast its matches for 330 million euros, and then 49.9 percent of the Barca Licensing and MarchingDayZing investments, by integrating fans and financiers in the management of the team.
Thanks to all the work that took place behind the scenes, the team managed to arrange its affairs ahead of the USA tour, and it is expected that all the new stars will join the squad and participate in the friendly matches, most notably once morest Real Madrid.
