FC Barcelona's finances back in good shape? The Catalans finally seem to be on the right track. Among the means mentioned to validate the registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor was the sale of VIP seats at the Camp Nou. And this Thursday, the Blaugranas announced that they had concluded the sale of 475 VIP places to two investors from the Middle East, whose identity has not been revealed. The Catalan club specifies that the maximum duration of contracts is 30 years.
“FC Barcelona announces the sale of VIP seats at Spotify Camp Nou through an operation for which the Club has been working for months. This sale was essential for the return to the standard of financial fair play in La Liga. (…) The Club has closed the operation for a total of 475 seats with two different investors from the Middle East, a territory with an important market, and for a maximum duration of 30 years. These operations, at the request of investors, contain confidentiality clauses aimed at preserving the competitive advantage of investor groups in the hospitality sector and VIP products, as has also been included in other financial operations of the Club (like the financing of Espai Barça). In both cases, the investment groups, after undergoing the mandatory review, received a positive report from the Club's Compliance Department and the Economic Commission“, we can read. Sport estimates that this sale brought in around €100 million for the Blaugranas.