FC Barcelona knows its new salary cap. After the summer transfer market, it is 426 million euros. It is an increase of more than 100 percent and makes it easier for the club to register new players. However, this does not seem to mean a return to the 1:1 rule.
New salary cap in La Liga: Barcelona far behind Real Madrid
From 270 to 204.2 million euros – and now to 426.4: FC Barcelona’s curve for the salary cap set by the Spanish league association LFP is rising again – and significantly. On Thursday, the new salary cap for all first and second division clubs was published, and after an increase of a whopping 222.24 million euros, Barça is back in second place instead of third in the Spanish top flight. But that should still not be enough to return to the 1:1 rule. This means that exactly the amount earned can also be spent.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas on the Catalans: “On the economic side, they have reduced wage costs and made very significant efforts. They are becoming more and more aware of how Financial Fair Play works. They still have a long way to go before they can get everything in order, but a club with such a level of turnover is on the right track if it reduces its expenses.”
Incidentally, the Blaugrana’s limit was between 656.4 and 648.4 million euros in the 2022/23 season, but this was due to the many leverages activated through the sale of shares.
Real Madrid alone can pay out more than Barça in the updated amounts with 754.9 million euros, Atlético is in third place behind the Catalans with 307 million euros.
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More departures than arrivals
The many departures – Ilkay Gündogan, Sergi Roberto, Vitor Roque, Clément Lenglet, Oriol Romeu, Marcos Alonso, Sergiño Dest, Marc Guiu, Julian Araújo and the loanees João Cancelo and João Félix – were offset by only two real new arrivals, Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor. In addition, Ansu Fati, Eric García and Pablo Torre returned after their loan spells.
La Liga, with its 20 clubs, also sees a cumulative increase from 2.53 to 2.6 billion euros. It is important to note that these amounts are just guidelines set by the association. If clubs exceed the limits, they face sanctions such as fines or loss of points. Apart from that, they also risk getting into even more financial difficulties. Not only are the salaries of footballers included, but also those of coaches, youth players, normal club employees or professionals from other sports within the club.
