Get out of the quagmire for the time being, Barcelona may have more salary space in the new season

Last season, Spanish giants Barcelona achieved good results in La Liga and Champions League schedules. Recently, the club has been continuously rumored to have good economic conditions. Including the team's fans, most outsiders are optimistic that Barcelona will further regain their competitiveness in Europe.

At present, the brand new Camp Nou Stadium is still under construction. Barcelona Football Club has confirmed that the team will play the Gambel Cup in August this year.

Not long ago, Morningstar DBRS rating agency changed Barcelona's credit rating from "stable" to "positive", which strongly proved the good development of the club's economy. The statement pointed out that the improvement in ratings is expected to improve further thanks to the continued improvement in financial performance in the past two seasons, the revenue growth brought by the upcoming return to the Camp Nou Stadium, and the effective cost control implemented under the framework of sustainable development of UEFA and La Liga.

Shortly afterwards, local Spanish media also disclosed in reports that Barcelona will settle the salary of Messi and 19 other players this year. This further confirms the continued improvement of Barcelona's economic situation.

During the 2020 epidemic, Barcelona signed a salary extension agreement with the first-team players and coaching staff members at that time. The plan began planning before former chairman Bartomeu resigned. The salary delayed includes 42.9% of the fixed salary and all bonuses, with a total amount of 120 million euros, involving Messi, Busquets, Alba, Dembele and others. After the implementation of the plan, the first payment will be completed in December 2021. In the past five years, the front-line players participating in the agreement have received extended wages every six months, echelon players and coaching staff members every year. June 30 this year is the deadline for paying all wages, and the last 16 million euros salary payment will be completed this time.

In addition, it is reported that Barcelona has successfully refinanced its 424 million euro debt, and some of the debts that were originally due in 2028 will be extended to 2033 to repay. At the same time, the club also took advantage of the opportunity of renovating the stadium and completed the construction of 475 VIP seats, which is expected to bring about 100 million euros in revenue. With the help of this series of financial means, the La Liga may continue to allow Barcelona to apply the 1:1 fiscal fair competition rules in the new season. This also means that Barcelona will get more salary space in the new season and complete the upgrade and improvement of the lineup.

Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News Reporter Huang Xiyin

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