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LaLiga Publishes Post-Winter Squad Cost Limits: Barcelona Up €81 Million as Real Madrid Still Leads

Revenue shifts, not January transfers, drove the biggest changes in clubs' spending headroom.

Overview

  • LaLiga released definitive squad cost limits for Primera and Segunda after the winter window, setting the ceilings that apply through the end of the 2025–26 season.
  • Barcelona’s limit rose from €351 million to €432 million (+€81m, about 23%), a jump linked to revenue from the team’s return to the Spotify Camp Nou, yet the club remains short of 1:1 registration flexibility and carries advance amounts to unwind.
  • Real Madrid’s cap stayed unchanged at €761.226 million to remain No. 1, Atlético Madrid is at roughly €336.268 million, and the Primera total now stands at about €2.779.732 billion.
  • Adjustments varied widely: Getafe and Levante recorded reductions of more than €15 million, RC Celta remained at €91.2 million, and Real Mallorca’s figure was virtually flat at €60.966 million after modest January moves.
  • In Segunda, CD Leganés leads with €19.773 million, Real Valladolid ranks sixth at €12.165 million, Córdoba CF edged up to €10.254 million, and reports note unresolved administrative matters under review such as the ‘Uche case’.