Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 645. (Read 539261 times)

Finance is one of the top heading tributes that keep a club reluctant and dormant for years. Perhaps some of these clubs survive them quickly but some suffered from them in years and what leads to the imbalance in team's budgets is unplanned and poor decisions.

Barcelona have suffered enough already these past years. It's been rough for them and I must say, Barcelona are completely held to limitations. The president, Joan Laporta have been I active service and there's probably everything to worry about for the club following the devastating debts. The board reassured the fans about finding solutions to pay up and fixed this particular problem that have been holding the club down for years. They have to start thinking of competing in major tournaments and winning top cups inother to make enormous profits and also from the sales of their players.

That’s something I think should be looked into by Uefa at some point, the salary and cost of a player although, this has been some worth regulated in the amount a team can spend in the transfers but, over again, you find teams seeking loopholes and cutting corners to archive their goal of getting what player and under certain conditions.
Not like situations in the society have helped much but, the cost of a player could be capped as, every transfer season, it often seems like teams are in the rush to hype the cost of a player who only turns out to deliver on few occasions.

Real Madrid is much better financially than other teams and they have enough stars in their team and they can get good players in their team just for money. Although Real Madrid are currently loaded with more stars than Barcelona which makes them much stronger this season as well, the fact that Barcelona are currently suffering from financial problems is very sad for them. Although at one time Barcelona was very prosperous financially but currently their situation is very bad due to which good stars are not able to travel in their team. Although their expenses are currently not matching their income, they need to change and strengthen their financial position before they can get back on track. Financial violations cause a lot of damage to a team because if a team has financial problems then the team can't progress at all so the managers of Barcelona must improve the finances.

Previously there were several rumors that Barcelona would release De Jong in this summer's transfer window, but so far there has been no definite news. although, several clubs have been linked with this Dutch international player. There are also several media reports that, because currently Yamal is the main choice, rumors have emerged reporting that Raphinha is the ideal choice to be released by Barcelona. as well as De Jong, several Premier League clubs have also been linked. Unfortunately, so far there is no confirmation regarding these rumors. The latest news emerges from Fabrizio Romano's report, Barca is said to be increasingly confident of getting the final green light from Nico Williams regarding contract terms. It seems that negotiations between William and Barca's agents are going well. However, another problem was reported by this journalist from Spain, he said that La Liga's agreement for financial fair play was a key step. So, will this step run smoothly or will Barca be hampered? regarding Lewandowski, I doubt Barca will be replaced. because his role is still needed on the front lines. if Nico joins, then this will be something new for Barcelona. Nico Williams, Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal. Plus, the midfielder is quite reliable. IMO, quite ideal given Barcelona's current conditions. but as Romano reports, ultimately financial fair play is the key step.

Real Madrid become the first football club to exceed €1bn in revenue.

Real Madrid have become the first football club to exceed €1 billion in revenue in a single season.
“Revenue for the 2023-24 season, excluding player transfers, reached €1.073bn, 27% more than the previous year.

“Real Madrid made a profit of €16 million in the 2023-24 year. The club maintains a solid financial situation with a net worth of €574m.”

The Spanish giants cruised to the league title last year, ending the campaign with a 10 point gap to Barcelona - their nearest challengers.

Source link: https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/es-primera-division/2024/07/real-madrid-news-1-billion-revenue-record-2023-24-season

I think this coming season will definitely be for Real Madrid because they are the complete team in Laliga currently, the have the both side which are quality players and Money, Barcelona just have to prepare themselves for the tough time ahead because they are not complete as Real Madrid.

Barcelona are in a financially troubled period and it might be difficult for them to build a competitive squad in La Liga. We don't know if Hansi Flick, who took over the team this season, will have adaptation problems. Will Flick adapt to the traditional Barcelona school or will he impose his own ideas. Only time will tell. Barcelona is preparing for the season as if in a closed box and as a result of its problems, it will be very difficult for Barcelona to compete next season against Real Madrid, which has rebuilt one of the best squads in its history. For Barcelona to return to its former glory, Pep needs to be back at the helm of the club. I'm sorry but that will never happen and if Barcelona can't solve their problems we will continue to see Real Madrid dominate La Liga for many years to come.

You said it all that the should put it in first priority, any champion of any competition goes with a lot of money and since Barcelona are good in winning titles I will like them to continue pursue that part, I don't think the can make that money from some else, they have to use what they have to get what they want, I know they are in a critical financial issue, unless you want them to sell players which is not an option because they are blessed with future promising players who are recognised and known for playing beautiful game and with them gradually they will be out of this debts.

Not only De Jong, but they should sell like half of that team if you ask me. Hell, I would sell Yamal at this point as well, you may think I am crazy, but fixing their financial issues is more important than keeping a young star. Yamal could be the next messi, but if you can't fix your team, then you are not going to end up with anyone good around him.

We should be looking into fixing the financial situation first, and if they can do that then there won't be any issues at all. Sell Lewandowski if you can, sell raphinha if you can ,sell de jong, gavi, pedri, yamal, anyone that has any buyers, sell them. Spend a few years with just under 20 la masia kids if you have to, but fix that issue. If they do that, then they are going to realize that, rest will be much easier. Why? And how? Well simply because if they pay off all their debt, then they will not have any type of cap issues again, then they can restart, and get anyone they want and will not have any problems. At that point they could fix their squad issues, and start buying the best players in the world again. But until then, they are going to be just charged with issues many times over, and will not be able to fix any of this.

I don't believe Real Madrid has seen any kind of financial collapse. Because Real Madrid expresses interest in every player, regardless of how pricey they appear, and will eventually pursue them Even in the case of Mbappé, Real Madrid would have had to pay a hefty price to get Mbappé had PSG not initially declined, However, PSG had some clout and was unwilling to let Mbappé leave ultimately, this paid off as they were able to get Mbappé for nothing. Every firm requires proper financial management. I'm not sure how much the financial troubles that Barcelona is currently facing will cost, but based on my experience, I don't think they'll want such an occurrence again. The management will always know the best thing to do when it comes to managing a club, their expertises occupying the position to give the best advice they can give for the proper management of the club because we does such people the club we eventually collapse the financial situation. Barcelona is going through the team maintaining that is because they have good management.

Yes, this is very sad, I must say, I also think that something is broken.
The problem is also the investments made with Xavi which have not returned and consequently the team is in a greater crisis.
Certainly the salaries and costs of the players influence the crisis of modern teams.
Poor management does further damage. In my opinion..

Joan Laporta is willing to take any steps necessary to keep Barcelona competitive in La Liga and the Champions League, even if it means selling some key players. The crisis facing Barcelona has reached a low point, where the club is struggling to pay player salaries, making it even more difficult for Barcelona to sign new players. So, in my opinion, any step that is taken will still be risky, but we must realize that it is done to maintain Barcelona existence as an elite European club, especially in La Liga. Meanwhile, the effects of the financial turmoil will put Hansi Flick in the face of more challenges, cleaning up the mess and preparing a team that can compete with Real Madrid at the top of the table, a truly overwhelming burden heavy.

Yeah I wouldn't also expect Simeone to leave his job to chance thanks to a great experience after all these years. But there are only three weeks left for the new season so he had better warn the board also about it.

Le Normand and Aguerd are both decent defenders. However if I were in their place, I would prioritize Le Normand.    He has impressed people much more so far. This helped him start his national career last year as well. But he would cost Atletico Madrid more than Aguerd for sure too.

Conor Gallagher, hm... He is also a great midfielder. He is a CM but can play as AM and DM both as well. He has made a great contribution in all the positions. But he has mainly played as a CM. He is strong in defense and offense both.

Real Madrid is in a higher financial position than Barcelona. While Real Madrid is a quality team, Barcelona is a slightly less qualified team, but we should not forget that Barcelona is also a quality team. Barcelona are in the championship race this year and they can be champions if they win every match, but when Real Madrid is in this situation, of course it will be very difficult to win every match. Of course, winning every match is a utopian thing, but if they win most matches, why should the championship be far away? Hansi Flick should give the team great morale so that Barcelona can continue to exist in the race without feeling the disadvantages.

They need to do this to rebuild their club, starting with improving their finance. Their finance is bad recent years and they must put the financial improvement as their first priority, not others like titles.

By this, they chose to move forwards with very unsafe strategy that is based on performances in coming years. If they succeed, win titles, their finance can be improved but not too much in my opinion. Because Barcelona are ready to spend big money for transfers and for player salary so even if they win titles, get more money from competitions, they will have to use it for many spendings to players in transfer, salary and existing loan interests payments too.

But the point is, if Barcelona can accept bad results or be patient with the long process, then maybe it will make the team better, especially in financial terms. Because after all, the problem is that even though Barcelona is having financial difficulties, but at the same time Barcelona is still very ambitious to become a competitor to Real Madrid. In this way,  Barcelona continues to buy players and also pays its players expensive salaries, because Barcelona also still has the ambition to keep its expensive players in the squad.

After all, if for example Barcelona can make big changes by rebuilding from scratch, perhaps this huge debt problem will slowly be overcome. But yes, if they continue to follow their pride, ego and ambition then it looks like it will still be difficult for Barcelona to overcome the problems they are experiencing quickly.

Real Madrid has been able to maintain their financial balance even though they continue to bring in star players, so far I have never heard of Madrid having problems with their finances and that is one thing that we should praise for their ability to manage financial management so far, a large salary is actually not a problem as long as they are able to maintain a balance between the current team income and expenses, but this is different from what Barcelona did before, in fact they seem very ambitious to become the greatest club in Europe, so they continue to spend a lot of money recruiting players, but unfortunately their income cannot match their expenses, so the effect is like what we are seeing now if Barcelona is punished for their financial violations and also very bad financial problems.

Even though it can't cover some of the debt, at least Barcelona doesn't have to pay player salaries that are too high.
If Barcelona wants to solve the club's financial problems they must try to stabilize player salaries and if possible sell some of the players who have large salaries.
The effect of this option will be to make Barcelona problematic in facing competition for the title because they do not have quality and experienced players.

Another way is not to recruit new players and try to find sponsors who can cover the financial burden required. This would be much better because they would not have to sell quality players for huge salaries.
I think Barcelona must find a solution because if not this will continue to drag on and could affect the team's performance.

The problem is that Barcelona is not satisfied with just being left behind by Real Madrid so they have the ambition to continue adding players because they want to appear capable, but in reality this club is on the edge of a financial cliff. De Jong doesn't want to leave because Barcelona still has a debt to him.

Even though with the current squad, Barcelona still has a chance as long as Hansi Flick is given full trust to ensure the current squad is worth maintaining. However, Laporta and Barcelona fans raved in front of the media about their desire to bring in Williams. Imagine that after the Euros, these rumors continue to become demands that Laporta seems obliged to fulfill. Forcing the loan back? Rather than borrowing, there are 2 options, namely selling the player or staying with the current squad and giving up the ambition to bring in Williams.

The most ideal situation in solving problems without causing problems, Barcelona could sell De Jong, who burdens the club with his high salary, the money from his sale can be used to buy new players whose salaries are lower. This solution will ensure that Barcelona does not lack strength and can save costs in paying player salaries. De Jong is an important player for Barcelona, ​​but recently Barcelona also has other quality midfielders such as Pedri, Gavi, Gundogan and Fermín Lopez.

Barcelona also still has several other names ready to play, Oriol Romeu, Marc Casadó and Pablo Torre. If Hansi Flick needs someone who is more experienced and reliable, he can bring in a new midfielder who is cheaper and does not burden the club too much in terms of salary payments. Barcelona can streamline its squad by selling several players who rarely play or loaning them to other clubs to reduce the club's burden. This problem may soon be resolved after Hansi Flick finds the best strategy for Barcelona.

You can’t solve one problem and at the same time create another, because you won’t be able to do anything good for the team, but will only make the situation worse. Perhaps by selling De Jong you will be able to cover some of the debts, but at the same time the team will have a problematic position in which they will not have a good performer and this will lead to the fact that the final results for the season will be worse if the player remained in his position. So the problem needs to be solved with an integrated approach, for example, not trying to sell someone from the team, but limiting new transfers and trying to achieve better results.