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Manel Brook, in a press conference of the FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona follows with Qatar

The assembly of the Barça ratifies to Qatar like sponsor

Published:29/10/2016 - 18:08h

Updated:29/10/2016 - 18:08h

One of the most important points of the day of the Assembly of Compromisarios of the Barça that took place this Saturday was the approval, by part of the partners, of the extention by a season more than the agreement of sponsorship with Qatar Airways

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It was the fifth point in the order of the day the one who more expectancy had brought until the moment in the Assembly of Partners Compromisarios of the FC Barcelona of this Saturday. A point that versaba on the ratification of the extention by a year more than the agreement with Qatar Airways so that this kept on being the main sponsor of the T-shirt.

An agreement that will report 33,5 million euros, same quantity that ingresó the last season with the Arab company. An agreement to the that arrived had to, affirms the vice-president of the Barça and manager of the area of marketing, Manel Brook, to that needed time while it looks for "the agreement that think that the club needs and they like this have understood it". An income to which the Barcelona team could not renounce this course and that Bartomeu defended affirming that "this extention allows to the club follow working in the research of a new agreement, of greater length and better for the entity".

The agreement, ratified by 60,8%

Unlike other votes, less were the partners that gave the ok to this subject. In total, the agreement had 483 votes in favour (60,8%) with 251 suffrages against (31,6%) and 60 in white, like protest, with 7,6%. It fits to stand out that they have been many, in the turn of previous questions to the vote, those that showed contrary to the agreement.

By his part, Brook comprised the feelings found of the partners and defended this agreement leaving clear that the international community no cuertiona the union between Barça and Qatar. To conclude, the same director left clear that will go back them to ask to the partners, in few months, that go back to vote to ratify a new agreement of main sponsorship much more ambitious: "I Am convinced that inside some months will quote you again to ratify a new agreement with a main sponsor".