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"We are a sports company; it just so happens they have footballs in their changing rooms, and we have money in ours"

PR: 23 Capital | Jason Traub is co-founder of 23 Capital. The company that stepped in when FC Barcelona's usual banks hesitated to continue to assist the club with financing transfer. It is most likely that Antoine Griezmann would not have signed a FC Barcelona agreement if it had not been for Traub's company.

Specialist finance company 23 Capital has provided loans and financing to clubs across Europe's top leagues, including Benfica, Watford and FC Barcelona.

It was the company behind one of the biggest transfers of the summer.

We interview the CEO and co-founder, Jason Traub, who urges clubs to base sporting strategies on a sound financial strategy.

7 October 2019 - 2:03 PM

By Henrik Lønne

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