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Wednesday briefing: FC Barcelona back to black after selling off family silver

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21 September 2022 - 3:30 AM

Barcelona have announced profits of €98 million for the 2021/22 season and forecast they will make another €274m in the current campaign.

The turnaround in fortunes comes as the club sold off 25 per cent of its future domestic broadcast rights to private equity firm, Sixth Street, and two 24.5 per cent chunks of its Barca Studios subsidiary.

Barca’s turnover for 2021/22 topped a billion euros and saw a profit of €98 million, and the club say that income will increase this

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