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Laporta Says UEFA Tried To Exclude Barcelona From Champions League as Assembly Backs Accounts

He credits the club's member-owned status with cutting fair play penalties from roughly €60 million to €15 million.

Overview

  • Members approved last season’s financial statements and the budget for the coming season during a telematic assembly.
  • Barcelona’s annual report details €159 million in transfer liabilities, with €140 million due this season, raising short‑term funding concerns.
  • Laporta defended the financial levers as temporary cessions rather than asset sales and justified income tours to Saudi Arabia and Miami.
  • Socios pressed the board over steep season‑ticket hikes of about 10% to 30% and questioned delays and plans linked to the Camp Nou works.
  • The president insisted the club is in a far better position than when he returned to office despite reporting a negative 2024–25 result.