Barcelona finally secure key missing payment on pending economic lever – report

One of the many economic “levers” activated by Barcelona president Joan Laporta during their financial crisis was the sale of 10% of Barça Vision to German company Libero for €40 million last year, but that payment never arrived and Barça have been in litigation ever since while trying to find another avenue to secure the money.

Now it appears they’ve finally found a partner to foot the bill. That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who report the Blaugrana have signed a contract with one of their existing sponsors, Aramark, which will cover the missing €40 million and allow the Catalans to return to La Liga’s 1:1 rule and register all of their pending contracts and new signings.

Aramark is an American food service company that will provide the catering for the renovated Camp Nou once the stadium reopens, and they’ve now added the missing Libero payment to the agreement to help Barça’s finances. The cash injection will allow Barça to finish with a positive balance in their 2023-24 accounts and comply with the league’s Financial Fair Play rules to complete their pending registrations.

Barça are also due another €60 million from Libero for the 2024-25 season, but given their fight in court the Catalans are having to once again search for alternatives to receive the money, and are working on renewed contracts with Spotify and Nike that would in theory be enough to cover that amount and avoid further losses in next year’s books.