By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
All Barcelona players accepted the salary cut imposed by the club, so if the season ends without being completed, it would mean a saving of 6.3 million euros (2.1 per month until June 30) in wages, as calculated by Spanish As.
This season, Barcelona set the highest budget in its history, exceeding 41 million euros, with a projected deficit of 32 million. Most of the club’s spendings go out to salaries, where 32.9 million are reportedly allocated between salaries for sports personnel and social security contributions.
The suspension of action due to the COVID-19 pandemic will cause a loss of income (from competitions, television rights, marketing and advertising among other factors) of 2.5 million euros according to the report. Hence, the measure of the aforementioned 70% salary reduction for the team’s personnel could be a salvation for Barcelona.