Barcelona look into worst-case scenario options abroad.
Barcelona have commissioned a report to investigate the feasibility of being able to play tournaments abroad, preferably in the Middle East or Asia.
TV3 report that the initiative is there in case serious sanctions were brought about due to the Negreira Case, with Barcelona being excluded from competitions.
However, after club president Joan Laporta’s meeting with UEFA head Aleksander Ceferin in Slovenia, optimism has grown at the Catalan club that such a sanction is highly unlikely.
Lack of Champions League revenue
This study can also be interpreted as a gesture towards the investors who are financing the Espai Barça, who requested guarantees from the club that income would be maintained in the worst-case scenario.