The confusion around Barcelona’s finances continues, with the most recent report stating that the Blaugrana are in need of a hefty sum in order to continue using star summer signing Dani Olmo this season. Others have recently declared Barcelona close to getting back to within their salary limit, but this casts further doubt.
The Blaugrana registered Olmo, who moved to Barcelona from RB Leipzig for €62m this summer, and Pau Victor (€2.5m from Girona) through the emergency injury rule during the 2024 transfer window. That allowed them to use 80% of the money destined for Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen’s salaries towards registering those players, but once they are recovered, Olmo and Victor must be re-registered.
As per RAC1, Barcelona require €50m more in order to be able to register Olmo and Victor in January. They say that despite the new sponsorship agreement bringing in €48m towards their salary limit this season, the fact they have been forced to recognise their sales of Barca Vision as losses has acted against the club, burning a €145m in their accounts.
They will need to move quickly too, as players cannot be registered twice in the same season, so Barcelona are required to have their finances in order by the time their first games roll around in January. It is not entirely clear where the calculation comes from though, as Araujo and Christensen’s salaries certainly do not add up to the figure they now require – clearly that is related to the wider accounts as a whole.