The club is building a model to be financially sustainable, with Camp Nou as a powerful engine. 2030 will be a crucial year.
Barcelona has already surpassed 1 billion euros in revenue, but has not yet reached the point where this turnover provides a fully healthy economy. The club ended the 2025/26 financial year with 1,060 million euros in revenue and 18 million in losses. This season, they have budgeted for a turnover of 1,195 million and a profit of one million.
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The delegate assembly gave the green light for both. Barcelona’s goal, as AS has already announced, is to reach a turnover of 1,450 million euros in 2030/31 and increase EBITDA to 370 million, compared to the current 184 million.
Barcelona’s board and management don’t trust all growth on one channel – although the new Spotify Camp Nou will serve as the entity’s major financial engine and the core of its strategy. For the 2026/27 season, the club calculates €285 million in revenue related to the stadium, 60 million more than the previous year. And that doesn’t represent the venue’s maximum potential. Its capacity will grow gradually until it reaches 104,000 spectators. With the work completed, the VIP areas still remain to be fully developed, and the restoration, museum, events, hospitality and naming rights have yet to be utilized. The key – and what is being pursued – is not just to fill the stadium, but to make sure that Spotify Camp Nou brings in a lot more money per visitor and many more days a year, not just on match days.
Barcelona’s economic engine
Another big part of future economic growth is business. The budget approved by the partners includes €577 million in revenue – the most important item of the day. Over the past year, sponsors have reached 265 million, and merchandising (BLM) has reached 208 million. In the club, many see BLM as the second jewel in the crown for generating resources.
Another source of income is the exploitation of the Barça brand on a global level. Agreements with Ohana Real Estate to develop a Barcelona-inspired complex in Dubai. “They will have a store, an academy… For the transfer of a brand, we will charge an amount. They will also have sponsorships on the back of the shirts for the 27-28, 28-29 and 29-30 seasons,” explained Vice President of Finance, Ferran Olivé. The financial volume of this deal could reach 65 million euros.
Barcelona’s economic engine
In this direction, the delegates also approved the deal with Babylon Park. “It is an entertainment center. It is an immersive experience. We need to create a structure where people spend money here. Babylon Park is an international operator with more than 30 years of experience. It will be inside Espai Barça. It is a license for 25 years. We are giving up 900 square meters. They will have the opportunity to build other centers in Catalonia. It is a very favorable agreement. It helps us repay the debt. We will get the most out of Espai Barça,” Olivé explained. The club wanted to make it clear that it is not an amusement park, as it had been published.
Audiovisual rights continue to have weight, although Barcelona does not expect much growth in this area in the years to come. On the other hand, an improvement is expected at Barça Produccions, which will not be further devalued in the years to come. The Barça club’s share is worth 116 million euros in the accounts.
Player sales
Without being as important in the budget, Barcelona have already considered transfers and loans as part of their business for a couple of seasons. La Masia is a training tool, but also a financial asset. Not all the players who leave the house have a place in the first team – and in this sense, the sports management’s policy is to try to get financial performance from all the players who do not count for the coach. Either through direct transfer or by keeping percentages of future sales.
The budget for this season includes 74 million euros in this way, and Olivé confirmed that they practically already have them secured with all the surgeries carried out this summer.
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