Eduard Romeu was one of the pillars of the directive of Joan Laporta and one of the 'culprits' of beginning of stability that has had the FC Barcelona economically in these last times. The club still is far to be able to the same the financial power of other teams, but is directed to achieve it and there is confidence in this regard, although it is not a simple aim and will depend on a big number of factors.
The true is that the exvicepresidente economic of the Barça, that resigned of his charge in March of this year, has spoken on the management of the club in this exercise and the efforts that are doing so that 'square' the accounts. In an interview to the newspaper SPORT, has spoken in this regard and on the advances with Barça Studios, a 'crowbar' that has remained paralysed in the middle of the resales and by which the blaugrana have a balance blocked in the Fair Play financial of LaLiga.
It is fulfilling the Barça the budget of the 23/24?
On the budget of the Barça and if it has fulfilled in this exercise, has explained that "a thing is the ordinary budget and afterwards is the extraordinary, that that so much affected us in the past in positive thanks to the crowbars and that already will see that it occurs because there is time until 30 June, even more, until they formulate the accounts and close the audit, as there are questions that can contemplate ".
For now, it understands that it has to leave work to the attendants and specified that "what is the ordinary business, that that said that we lost 200 millions, closed . We put the cap and closed the escape. It has been a big work that could lead, with a big team and the support of mates of board like Àngel Riudalbàs, that now follows at the front very pending that the cap do not open ".
The exit of the Spotify Camp Nou and mudanza to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, signalled that "it is true that had some deviation fruit that it is an atypical year and did not know as it went to work Montjuïc. It has been something inferior to the planned. Also there are some agreements of advertising that closed later. This deviation will compensate with some that another additional entry because it is not a high figure".
The wrap eternal with Barça Studios
On the delays and 'fail' that has had the club with the sale of 49% of his audiovisual arm and of his exit, as such, to the market, has recognised that it is a "project that will cost but that needs a point of maduration to reach this value. It has evidence that me It is working by forced marches to reach it, but is not easy to convince to somebody. We think that this comes by a change of criterion of LaLiga to half party. It admitted the crowbar by the sale of 10% of the rights of television, but no the one of the another 15%".
In this same order of ideas, indicated that "had a series of committed players and had to make this imaginative operation and give a value that am safe that will reach. There is diverse possibilities. We could incorporate more active, as only we incorporate all the related with the NFT and the metaverso or even undo the operation, but think that now is necessary to leave work to the teams".
The renewal of the agreement of Nike
Although it has not confirmed that the Barça will sign a renewal with Nike with a mount higher, yes has confirmed that the club posed the option to do an own mark, but the economic conditions were not given, by the fact that it is a big 'work' the distribution and sale of the clothings, more than the fact to manufacture them like such: "The day that sacked me said him to the president that tightened the rope without breaking it. It has done it very well. It has tightened and I am safe that the Barça will achieve a good agreement that will improve the current".
On the improvement of the agreement, has explained that the agreement was not bad (in the moment in which it signed ), but that has been the history of bread for today and 'hunger' for morning: "it Is bad today, but if you see the global can understand that no and that Nike did what had to, as in that moment of the renewal, the previous managerial board of Josep Maria Bartomeu asked him an anticipate that it has gone against of these last years. Now we ask him to Nike an effort that the club deserves, that the relation of 25 years with Nike deserves. Besides, the club generates much more. Nike also benefits to follow with the Barça. Cougar or other marks can be more aggressive in his offers, but think that the negotiation with Nike has done well. At the end, the T-shirt of the Barça has to be the best paid because it is the club that more income has".
It has 'improved' the Barça economically?
Finally, the exvicepresidente economic has confirmed that the team has a stable situation and that has left of 'lose' money as in previous years: "Have a stable club. For example, the effect Montjuïc, in net, are some 70 million euros with regard to the old Camp Nou. Therefore, already we would be in a position of privilege. No longer we lose money, begin to win and it is necessary to keep on being rigorous, without being this argued with doing investments".
In spite of this, has recognised that the Barça follows having a debt very inmportante that it has to be attacked of immediate way without engaging the competitiveness of the club: "we Follow having a high debt. We have to put us in cruising speed for the 2026, when the club was in an EBITDA reasonable of 300 million euros and a debt of 700. Will have a reasonable extra cost of 400 millions. The first that it will be necessary to do is to attack the debt, making it compatible with being competitive. With the excedentes it will be necessary to go down this debt. I think that the situation is correct".