DENYING SEVERAL INFORMATIONS
Barça clarifies that it has not asked for any loan for almost 150 'kilos'
Published:26/08/2022 - 23:45h
Updated:26/08/2022 - 23:45h
The FC Barcelona follows accommodating his finances after having activated several 'crowbars' in search to go back to have a competitive staff to look for struggle the title of LaLiga and the Champions League
The FC Barcelona has informed that it has not asked two loans by a total value of 148 million euros requested by Locksley Invest SL, a third company created by Sixth Street in January of 2022. The company was the attendant to manage in June and July the purchase to the Barça of 25% of the rights of TV of LaLiga by the next 25 years to Sixth Street, first of 10% by 207 millions and after 15% by 312, by a value of 519 million euros.
The information detailed has been published by the newspaper 'Plough' and '2Playbook', those who detailed the operation, although said credit was not requested directly by the club, and all what do the society Locksley Invest SL will not have implication in the accounts neither in the balance of the FC Barcelona, to the alone have 49% of the company. As it indicates 'Plough', the operation did of this way to face part of the payment of the VAT by the creation of the society resorted to the credit requested to Bank Santander.
When having created the society, the payment of 519 million Sixth Street serves to compute it in LaLiga regarding the 'fair play' economic but the board contabilizó an entry of 667,5 'kilos' (267 in the exercise 2021-22 and 400,5 in the 2022-23) like plusvalía. This was accepted by Grand Thornton, attendant to audit the accounts of the exercise 2021-22 and the budget 2022-23 in replacement of Ernst and Young.
The another agreement
Regarding the second 'crowbar', the one of the sale of 15% of the rights of TV to Sixth Street, the Barça had to give back 120 'kilos' of the credit of 595 millions asked to Goldman Sachs in August of 2021. This when being like guarantee 100% of the rights of television.
Waiting for announcing it of face to the Assembly of the month of October, the Barça presupuestará 1.300 million euros of income, aim 'Sportive World'. The club explains that in the accounts that will present to the compromisarios will remain clear that the Barça has not asked these loans that quotes the information.
