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Barcelona have confirmed the completion of their sale of VIP seats inside the new Camp Nou, which they insist will allow them to secure La Liga registrations for Dani Olmo and Pau Victor.
As Olmo and Victor’s previous registrations were nearing their end on 31 December, Barcelona struck a deal. Sell a section of seats for a reported €120mThat gives them the financial freedom they need to re-sign two players before the deadline.
Barcelona claimed they had submitted evidence of the sale to La Liga before Olmo and Victor’s registrations expired, but that argument was rejected by league officials, who blocked re-registration for the pair.
An appeal has since been made to the Spanish Government, which Both Olmo and Victor were granted provisional registration When they investigate the case.
in public, Barcelona Olmo and Victor have now finalized seat sales, releasing a statement stressing compliance with league rules in an effort to raise the necessary funds for registration.
“FC Barcelona announces the sale of VIP seats at the Spotify Camp Nou,” a statement read. “The club has been working on the operation for recent months and it has finally turned out to be key to complying with LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play rules.
“This sales model for VIP seats – the Personal Seat License (PSL) – represents a change in approach to how hospitality product sales are managed, and is in line with trends already implemented by other sports organizations around the world, particularly in the United States. For America FC Barcelona, the operation means the creation of a new intangible asset based on a new business model, in which investors buy VIP seats, which they can then either sell or use for themselves.
“This means that any risk to the club during the sales process for these types of seats is minimized, as revenue is guaranteed for the entire period of the sale, and investors pay in advance for i) the license to use the seats. Contact, and ii) For VIP seat cost per season.
“The club has entered into an agreement with two different investors for a maximum of 30 years for 475 seats in the Middle East, a region where such products are in high demand. At the request of the investors, the agreement contains confidentiality clauses that aim to expand the hospitality and VIP products sector. This approach was also adopted with other club financial operations (such as funding Espai Barca) in order to preserve the competitive advantage of the investor groups subject to a mandatory review in advance by both investor groups. Both received positive reports from the club’s compliance department and financial commission.
“Relevant documents for these agreements were sent to LaLiga before midnight on 31 December 2024.
“The benefits obtained from the permission to use this new product will enable the club to pay off a significant amount of the debt owed to the Espai Barca investors for the Spotify Camp Nou. 2025/26 season.”
