The actual debts are rather higher than the club expected....
442 Mio Euros net.
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Spain's football champions FC Barcelona lies deep in the red than previously known. An audit revealed that the net debt amounted to around € 442 million, said in charge of Finance Vice President Javier Faus on Tuesday. The previous club leadership under president Joan Laporta had reported for the previous season, a net profit of € 11.1 million in the balance sheet. In reality, however, there was a loss of 77.1 million euros given.
The numbers do not tip at the club Laporta, "reflect the actual image of the club against," said Faus. He ruled out however, that the balance was fined and also avoided any criticism of his predecessors. Common ground, however, that Barça the highest debt in its history vitiated. The Bruttofehlbetrag lies with 552 million euros. However, the club will reportedly spend up to € 45 million for national player Cesc Fábregas of Arsenal.
Just two weeks ago Faus had agreed that the Club World Footballer Lionel Messi was economically wounded. "The situation is more serious than we had anticipated," he said. FC Barcelona had called in May for € 40 million striker David Villa from Valencia. Yaya Touré That was at Manchester City (24 million €) and Dmitri Tschigrinski at Shakhtar Donetsk (€ 15 million sold).
Air procured Barça with a 155 million euro severe credit.
Under Laporta, the club had spent the previous season, around 100 million euros for new arrivals. Nearly 70 million € devoured the obligation of Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who could not shine so far. Laporta, whose term had expired in late June, has since gone into politics. As a candidate in the regional elections, he argues for the independence of Catalonia. His successor at Barca was the entrepreneur Sandro Rosell.