The General Assembly of Committers of the FC Barcelona vote a favor of the validation of the economic closure of the season 2023-2024. The final vote was based on 452 votes in favor y 156 againstcon 26 blank votes. In total, at the time of the vote there were accredited in the Assembly 927 delegated members of which voteron 633. Support for the closing of the 2023-24 financial year was resolved with a 71.4% votes in favor for a 24.6% votes againstwith a 3,9% of votes blank.
This vote was clave for the board of directors he presides John Laporta because some accounts were submitted for approval that included losses for the 23-24 financial year of 91 million euros due to non-payment by some investors in the lever of Barca Visionin addition to 12 million profits in the ordinary management of the club during the last year.
For the board it was vital obtain an approval that represents support for his management at a time when visible faces of the opposition (Victor Font y Joan Camprubí Montalfrom the ‘Som un clam’ group), as well as the opinion platforms (FCB Commissaries, Dignitat Blaugrana, El Senyor Ramon, Seguiment FCB, Sí al Futur, Som un clam, Suma Barça, Transparència Blaugrana and Un Crit Valent), had joint order a ‘no‘, which would have forced the door to reformulate the accounts and call a new Assembly.
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The key to this discrepancy lies in the audit report, in which the auditors of Grant Thornton have included a caveat regarding the real value of Bridgeburgthe trademark of Barca Vision. The volume of billing makes the auditor question the 208 million at which 51% of the company was valued and that the club maintains in its assets. The board recorded an expense of 141 million, due to the non-payment of investors, which it assures will be resolved, but maintains the 208 million (noted as an extraordinary profit in the previous year) of value of the business line.
Two new investors and Nike
After the support of the Assembly for the economic closure of the 2023-24 season, now the next step of the board must be, according to the plans revealed by the Barça board, to incorporate two new investors a Barca Vision. Furthermore, we are also in the final stretch of negotiations with Nike to sign a new agreement by ten years with a substantial increase in the annual fixed rate as well as a very important renewal premium.
