Xavi and Laporta celebrate, Barcelona will receive $60 million to sign players

Barcelona has been facing serious financial problems for years. Bad decisions by the board of directors headed by Josep María Bartomeu led the club to lose a lot of money and get into debt, which over time had a negative impact on the level of the team. For this reason, Lionel Messi had to leave for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 and could not return this summer, even though it was his priority before Inter Miami.

Nevertheless, president Joan Laporta has worked during this transfer window to fulfill Xavi's wishes. The coach felt that the squad was in need of top players to improve the team and enable them to compete with the best sides in Europe. That is why Iñigo Martínez, Mikayil Faye, Oriol Romeu and Ilkay Gundogan arrived, and others could follow.

To make this a reality, obviously, money is needed. And Barcelona finally got it. According to El Confidencial, the side reached an agreement with a German investment fund for the sale of 16% of Barça Studios, the production company that brings together all the club's audiovisual offerings, such as the BarçaTV channel, social media operations and the BarçaTV+ streaming platform.

This deal will mean an income of $60 million, which will allow them to register all contracted players and those with whom contract renewals have been negotiated. This news is fundamental for Laporta, as it was one of the main provisions to be fulfilled in the viability plan he presented to La Liga weeks ago.

Xavi also celebrates

The Barcelona coach is one of the happiest about this. He now knows that he will be able to count on the players who joined this summer and still dreams of signing at least two more. The priorities are a creative midfielder (Bernardo Silva and Giovani Lo Celso are the favorites) and a right-back.