There was maximum interest in FC Barcelona explaining the contract with the two Middle Eastern companies for the transfer of VIP seats. which, in the end, has been the lever that has allowed us to return to standard 1.1 and be able to obtain the very precautionary measure to be able to register Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor. However, the name of these companies is still unknown. by a confidentiality agreement.
Laporta He explained that “the VIP seats will continue to be charged by Barça for having earned the right and the companies will have a margin. They bear the risk and benefit to negotiate if they want to transfer it to a third party.”
“The money could not be credited until the 3rd; The standard does not indicate when it can be accredited.”
The president added that “this product has been working in the USA for a year but we have adapted it to Barcelona to return to 1:1. The investors are one from Qatar, of 75 million that we credit on time, and another from Dubai, of 400and of which we had to prove 40%. On December 31, the bank clearinghouses were closed and it could not be credited until the 3rd. The rule does not indicate when the money is credited, That is at the discretion of the League. We made the presentation in a timely and correct manner.”
“A new asset has been created that gives us additional income for what has already been sold. These are 100 million”
Manel del Rio, financial director of FC Barcelona He took the floor to clarify some points: “As the president says, the club has adapted this product. Does not commit future income. You have to specify it. The annual income from these seats has already been assigned. What we have done is create a new intangible which is this license that allows you to exploit the seats. In 30 years there would be 660 million that the club will collect. But this person has paid 200,000 to be able to exploit it. A new asset has been created that gives us additional income for what has already been sold. These are 100 million. It is a commercial test to see what level of capacity the new stadium has. It is a totally different asset. You have to do tests to maximize income.”
Laporta ended up explaining his change of position regarding having partners from the Middle East, a measure that was highly criticized during Sandro Rosell’s presidency when he signed with Qatar Foundation and that Laporta came to describe as dirty money: “The East is a place of opportunities like when before you went to do a master’s degree in the United States or London, things are changing there. There are opportunities and we must differentiate business issues and other issues, Saudi interest in our women’s football is growing, for example, and they want to organize the Super Cup. There is a certain openness that there was not years ago. It is very different and “We feel very comfortable with these investors who believe in us and are not helping.”
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