Barcelona removes five pounds from its shoulders

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16/09/26 21:30:00

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The Barcelona transfer market has completed the payment for five operations that still had over 84 million euros pending by the closing of the accounts on June 30, 2026: Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Jules Koundé, Robert Lewandowski, and Vitor Roque. The total amount paid amounts to 84.1 million.

The club's financial documentation then showed obligations to other sports entities amounting to 167.4 million euros, with 115.8 million in short-term and 51.6 million in long-term commitments. These five mentioned operations accounted for a significant portion of that balance.

Five operations that release 84.1 million

As of June 30, Barcelona still owed 34.4 million for Olmo to RB Leipzig, 19 million for Raphinha to Leeds United, 12.3 million for Koundé to Sevilla, 11.1 million for Lewandowski to Bayern Munich, and 7.3 million for Vitor Roque to Athletico Paranaense. These amounts have now been settled.

The case of Raphinha therefore falls within a batch of payments corresponding to operations from previous markets. The amount of 19 million does not represent the total price for the Brazilian but rather the balance that still appeared outstanding as of the June financial closure.

Similarly, with Vitor Roque, the 7.3 million reflected in the accounts were the amount owed to Athletico Paranaense at that time. The subsequent payment settles that balance without altering the total historical cost of the operation.

Barcelona still has pending payment for Gordon

The main outstanding commitment is for Anthony Gordon. Barcelona's accounts showed 68.9 million euros still owed to Newcastle, divided roughly between 21.9 million short-term and 46.9 million long-term.

Additionally, the club agreed to extend the payment of around 22 million initially due in 2026 until 2027. This extension changes the treasury schedule but does not eliminate the obligation or reduce the principal outstanding amount.

If we subtract the 84.1 million from these five operations from the total of 167.4 million at the June closure, the result is about 83.3 million euros. However, this figure only reconstructs the balance from that date and cannot be used as the current total debt of the club.

The reason lies in the accounting cut-off: transfers made after July 1, 2026 were not included in those accounts. The amounts Barcelona still owes for Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Dominik Livakovic, and other new signings this season will need to be analyzed in the next financial snapshot.

It is also important to differentiate between transfer price and outstanding debt. An operation can include initial payments, installments in different periods, and variables, so the announced cost of a player does not directly reveal the remaining amount to be paid.

The next relevant data will come with the financial statements for the 2026/27 period when Barcelona includes the commitments generated after June 30. Then it will be possible to see how much of the club's debt to other clubs still belongs to Gordon and how much has been added from the five already closed operations.

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