The unknown surrounding the sale of Barça Studios

The FC Barcelona has confronted difficulties in relation with the sale of a percentage of Barça Vision (Bridgeburg), a section that engloba all the actions related with Web3, NFT and Metaverso, all strategies of the club to develop the Espai Barça Digital. This project has like aim attract to the youngest fans of the combined Barcelona, including to the Generation Alpha (2010 from now on), Generation Z (1993-2001) and the Millennials (1978-1992).

The cast culé has had problems from the past market of summer when it agreed with Líbero Football Finance and NIPA Main B.V. The acquisition of 29,5% of these actions, buying this percentage to Socios.com and Orpheus Half by roughly 120 million euros. Previously, these two last parts already had engaged to purchase 49% (24,5% + 24,5%) of these actions by a total of 200 M€.

So much Socios.com like Orpheus Half had to pay 60 million euros around the middle of year (30 + 30). Nevertheless, because of difficulties to do it, requested a postponement of the payments, which the square of the Catalan capital resolved allowing that the referred German bottom and the Dutch investors ingresaran like new owners of 29,5% purchased jointly. This fits to stand out, was not bought to equal parts, put that the first assumed 9,8% of the actions and the seconds 19,7%.

The Germans do not seem to be in position to credit his 40 M€

Regarding NIPA, already have made a payment of 20 million euros of the 80 that they have to cancel, remaining them two pending quotas of 30 M€ each one, one with deadline of payment on 15 June 2024 and another on 15 June 2025. Up to now, everything is in order. Nevertheless, I Free it has not been able to fulfil with his commitments with the Barça and, in this moment, does not seem to be in position to do the payments.

The Germans had to pay a total of 40 'kilos' to fulfil with his commitments with the Barcelona club, but to date current have not made the payment. To Líbero gave him term until 31 December, if they do not cancel the agreed, the 60 million euros presupuestados for the exercise 2022/2023 of the Barça will be incomplete. Voucher recalcar that if these bottoms are not available for 1 January 2024, the Catalan cast will have to look for an immediate solution.

From the City Condal, apparently takes for granted that the germanos will not be able to pay this quantity and Joan Laporta, president of the club, is looking for alternative sources to face up to this need. From here his recent trip to Dubai, where the Barcelona mandator looks for a viable solution for the club. If the Catalan picture wishes to make new incorporations in the market of winter, in addition to the registration of Vitor Roque, will have to resolve this economic problem the before possible.