Green numbers! Barça boasts the squad with the highest capital gains in Europe

Published:20/04/2024 - 19:07h

Updated:21/04/2024 - 04:55h

The specialized website Transfermarkt calculated the current capital gain of the squads of Europe's 'big teams' by comparing their value with the expenditure made by each club. FC Barcelona leads the ranking with a profit of 468.10 million euros

The staff of the FC Barcelona in the 2023/24 is the most profitable of Europe in financial terms. In accordance with the skilled web in signings and markets futbolísticos, Transfermarkt, the Barça explains at present with a staff valued in 839,50 million euros after an investment of 371,40 'kilos'. This translates in a plusvalía of 468,10 million euros, the highest registered by any another European club.

The second in the ranking of plusvalías by staff is the Real Madrid. The 'White House' accumulates a cost of 573 millions and a value of 1000,37 'kilos', for a favourable difference of 464 million euros, €4.1m less than the Barça. The podium completes it the Bayern Munich, with a cost of 475,50 millions and a value of €929,45m, accumulating gains by the order of the 453,95 'kilos'.

The plan of market and The Masia, the key of the plusvalía of the Barça

For the Barça, the key for sanear his finances regarding the cost of staff has had to see with two fundamental factors. On the one hand, the politics of signings 'low cost', which has allowed to incorporate the players with a cotización high (like Andreas Christensen and Ílkay Gündogan) without investing a euro, in addition to other referents of the staff (Ronald Araújo, Pedri) that at present have a value very above the cost of his traspaso.

The charrúa, for example, hardly cost 4,70 million euros and his value to the term of the 2023/24 will surpass the 70 'kilos', whereas the Canarian contributes in 80 million euros, 58 'kilos' more than what the Barça paid to The Palms by his sale. To this adds the value of several 'cracks' of The Masia, such is the case of Gavi (€90m), Lamine Yamal (€75m), Alejandro Balde (€40m), Cubarsí (€25m) and Fermín (€15m).

The Premier League is still in 'red numbers'

The actuality of the Barça contrasts notably with several 'big' of the Premier League. In accordance with the report of Tranfermarkt, Chelsea and Manchester United are, for the moment, the clubs with worse numbers regarding the relation cost/spend of staff. The 'blues' have a negative balance of -89 millions, with a cost of 1.017 'kilos' and a value of €928m, whereas the 'network devils' accumulate -129 millions, with a cost of 863 'kilos' and a value of €734m. The City, by his part, has attained to keep in green numbers, with a plusvalía of 334 'kilos' after a cost of 936 millions and a current value of €1.270m.