John Laporta faces one of his great challenges as president of the FC Barcelona. Next year he aims to have a clear component of optimism, bearing in mind that the club is risking the possibility of returning to the road to titles with the League and the Europa League along the way, but the truth is that it also means a 2023 with several open fronts that can cause a perfect storm. These specific cases relate to the economic section, which can be significantly limited depending on the strategies applied at the top of the entity.
The headache with correctness
One of the problems that is already plaguing Barça is the correctness from the League. the directive of The door was informed by the employer of this situation, because they have exceeded the limits of 35 million euros. That is to say, of the 656 authorized in the summer, the club is forced to go back to 621 million euros. Despite having a considerable margin for first team salaries, the truth is that the culé entity has completely exceeded that figure from the numerous signings and the blow received in the Champions League.
Joan Laporta and Javier Tebas, confronted in an endless cold war / EL ESPAÑOL
This scenario in particular has its hands tied with management, which will have to take a much more conservative stance on the market. The aim is to radically reduce some expenses or carry out the sale of a heavyweight in the squad, with the aim of stabilizing the situation of the salary cap. Otherwise, the FC Barcelona he will have to go somewhat unnoticed in the next transfer windows, a fact that would complicate some important signings he needs Xavi Hernández to strengthen the team, such as a right full-back or a new player for the midfield.
Lever lock
The leveraging strategy was one of the measures that managed to give the Catalan club some air during the last summer transfer market. Said solution of the board of The door it allowed us to tackle sports programming, as well as closing the previous year with positive numbers. But from now on that possibility is out of the question, because the League implemented new changes to the financial regulation, in particular that now First and Second Division clubs will not be able to benefit from the sale of assets to improve the salary cap.
The board of directors of Barça de Laporta meets in an ordinary meeting / FCB
The Barça coach had contemplated the option of repeating that formula in 2023, but in this case with the sale of BLM extension –retail and merchandise– to give that balance to the accounts. The summer levers represented a short-term patch, so it is clear that at the end of the current course, revenues will plummet significantly. This is a huge headache for The doorthat they will have to devise another type of income so that this blow is not so noticeable in the following months.
The transfer to Montjuïc
Another of the problems that will afflict the FC Barcelona next year is moving to Montjuïc. Even if this means that it will be possible to go ahead with the work on the new Camp Nou immediately, the truth is that it will represent a decline in the profits of the entity. From the cda they have already foreseen the transfer of the Barcelona team to Lluis Companys Stadium will result in a loss of 100 million euros per season. Barça should play at least two fields there.
Faced with this complicated scenario, the club president is working on new ways of earning that will partially reduce this economic blow by stopping playing in the Camp Nou. Although the truth is that it is a margin that can hardly be cut, taking into account the enormous differences that exist between the two stadiums. This sacrifice is motivated by the economic impact that the new headquarters of the culé may have, so in the meantime it will be time to tighten their belts until the landscape returns to normal for the FC Barcelonawho will also continue to claim to fight for the most important titles.
