'Not a miracle, but a great job of financial management during the pandemic,' corporate director at LaLiga Jose Guerra said upon presentation of the caps. Real Madrid are so financially sound emerging from the pandemic that they added £252m of their own funds to extend their cap - allowing for the potential of a blockbuster deal with Kylian Mbappe. The gap in salary cap limits is staggering with Real Madrid far and away afforded a major advantage over rivals.Ĭarlo Ancelotti's side have a budget that is three and a half times greater than the next best team. It goes a way to explain why Barcelona found themselves so desperate to move on high earners in the summer.Ĭlub president Joan Laporta explained earlier in the summer to reporters that Barca’s wage bill with Messi on the books would equal 110 per cent of their income.Įven when Messi departed for the Parc des Princes, the wage bill remained at an untenable 95 per cent.Īntoine Griezmann was sent back to Atletico Madrid, Messi left for PSG and Miralem Pjanic has gone on loan to Besiktas. In 24 months Barcelona have seen a drop of €288.3m (£249m) followed by a further drop of €284.8m (£246m) this season.
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