"The relation and the operation has gone deteriorating because they have not replaced us material and the market pays the double of what pays Nike". Like this it explained it does some weeks the president Joan Laporta on the actuality of the relation between the FC Barcelona and his sponsor technical, Nike. With these words on the table has remained more than clear that the Barcelona club alternative search to try have a better deal with the mark that commission of his equipaciones, but besides elevate his income, of course.
But for this would have to break with an agreement that already is signed until June of 2028, and that in the case to want to accept the proposal of Cougar, the mark that to the day of today is more interested in doing with the Barcelona T-shirt, would have to do it with a pair of conditionings. Like this it explains it 'Sport', signalling that the Barça drinks to communicate by letter to Nike his intention to finalise the agreement two years before it carry out.
The Barça can allow pay a fine to Nike?
This translates to that if right now the Catalan club sent the letter to Nike, the agreement with the American company of sportive clothes would follow valid until starts of the 2026. Once arrived to this date, the Barça would leave to have relation with Nike and would not have to pay neither a euro in return. In the contrary case, to want to break the agreement without expecting these two years, then yes there is penalty, but is a punishment that is not quantified with an only figure.
The information explains that Nike would have right in this case in demanding the 'lucrus cesante', a quantity for determining equivalent to the cuts that had left to win in the case to fulfil these two years of agreement. That mount could rondar the 20 or 25 million euros, a quantity more than acceptable for the Barça if it takes into account that Cougar puts on the table some 140 million annual euros of fixed way, in addition to one hundred million alone euros by the signature of the agreement.
With the backrest of this offer, ideally to begin in this same 2024, or as late for 2025, the Barça could allow break the agreement with Nike and accept the penalidad economic, since in theory would be Cougar the one who would be paying him to the North American company and no the Barça. Besides, the Barcelona group would become one of the better clubs paid of the world by his T-shirt and with a deal absolutely prioritario by part of Cougar, similar to the that has right now the Manchester City.