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Barcelona Ordered to Pay £121m in Transfer Instalments This Season as Debt Pressures Mount

The club’s total obligations approach $2.3 billion after stadium borrowing that runs through 2050.

Overview

  • Barcelona’s Members’ Assembly report lists £138m in outstanding transfer fees, with a £121m minimum repayment required by the end of this season.
  • Leeds United and Manchester City are owed more than £50m combined, with further sums due to Sevilla (£22m), Bayern Munich (£8.5m) and RB Leipzig (£15.5m).
  • Unpaid instalments from the 2022 recruitment drive persist, with signings that cost roughly £130m still less than half repaid.
  • Espai Barça financing includes a €1.45bn bond package and a €424m refinancing in 2025 that extends obligations to 2050, while stadium delays have depressed matchday income.
  • Independent reporting places consolidated debt at about $2.273bn, the club posted a €17m loss for 2024/25, and president Joan Laporta maintains the outlook is improving.