Laliga anuncia invalidez de venta de cajas VIP del FC Barcelona
Laliga announced on Wednesday that the sale of VIP boxes at the new Spotify camp of FC Barcelona, valued at 100 million euros, is a «lever» that cannot be considered valid according to the latest report from Blaugrana, which does not validate it as income in 2024 and, therefore, admits the fact that it insisted on the non-region of Dani Olman and PAU.
In a lengthy statement, Laliga states that, prior to the different information published about the sale of VIP seats at the new Blaugrana Fest and in conjunction with the agency’s investigations, those 100 million in revenues that allowed the club to be barographic in January 2025, returning to the standard of 1:1 and the limit.
This conclusion was reached because Crowe Global, a new auditing company of FC Barcelona, relieved Grant Thornton, who replaced Ernst and Young at that time, has not yet provided the «lever» that should contribute about 100 million euros for selling 475 VIP-5 boxes from the new VIP-5 to the new VI. sale. It returned to «Corner» Fif, without completing the work on time.
«As has been made public, Laliga, in accordance with the budget development (NEA), finished receiving the documentation for said corporate transaction on January 3, 2025. Among Suh’s documentation, a new auditor of the club’s new auditor was provided on December 31, 2024, in which it was reconciled, stating that the transaction was correctly accounted for as an entry in the account of the Season’s account for this season,» explained Laliga.
This documentation was «necessary and essential» to be able to offer the new good account, and Laliga increased upon receiving a sports team roster limit (LCPD) from the Blaugrana Club, due to the amount of the transaction mentioned on January 3, 2025 (100 million) that has the capacity to register FC Barcelona players in Laliga.
However, on February 14, given the information that Laliga collected and, in accordance with Article 64.4 of the Sports Law, the entity presided over by Javier Thebas considered it «essential and urgent» to request the Higher Sports Council (CSD) to carry out a specific control report of the Auditors in which the autonomous body will be appointed.
«Given the urgency of the request and the lack of response from the CSD, Laliga Laliga
Subsequently, FC Barcelona was the one that was delivered within the deadline set in Laliga’s regulations, the interim financial statements referred to the first half of this 2024-2025 season, accompanied by a limited review report signed by the new auditor Auditor Spain, SLP, a different auditor from the one issued at the time.
«Therefore, FC Barcelona referred to Laliga to have up to three auditors in the last three months: Grant Thornton, SLP, until December 31, 2024; a different auditor, appointed on December 31, and this continued to be January 3; and a third auditor, Crowe Auditors, Spane, SLP, contributed.
In their statement, they continue with the fact that, in these interim financial statements, finally «it is collected in the profit and loss account, there is no amount of the aforementioned corporate transaction», contrary to what was certified by the club and the auditor at the time of the mentioned operation.
«According to the aforementioned interim financial statements, and in the application of NEA, FC Barcelona, with the subscription of the aforementioned corporate transaction, did not do it on December 31, 2024, or January 3, 2025, did not have it from this date and should not be balanced from this day or until the capacity of the registration, which is not publicly known as «waived».».
In the application of NEA, Laliga has already communicated to FC Barcelona to reduce the LCPD (salary limit) with the value of the mentioned corporate transaction, according to the presented interim financial statements. In addition, the conclusions regarding «just playing» derived from the mentioned interim financial statements, in particular the reduction of LCPD communicated to the club as a result of them.
«In view of the described situation, Laliga informs that it will report to the Institute of Accounting and Auditing (ICAC) the auditor who was appointed by the Club on December 31, 2024, and who certified the accounting of the aforementioned corporate transaction in the profit and loss account of the club,» announced Laliga.
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