> the Catalans can tick this box off by selling 49% of Barca Licensing & Merchandising (BLM).
>A potential sale of this ilk was reported on last summer, when a consortium headed by Fanatics and Investindustrial was said to be on the verge of buying the stake for €200 million ($211.5 million).
BLM operates at a loss, the project was initially started at a very very low cost. (Forgot where to find the exact number) but it’s a good return on investment where in the end only 5% of top line revenue is “lost”. The decision to approve the sale was made in the summer, but the club decided it wasn’t necessary at the time. Since Tebas recently wants to change rules and claim we need more revenue, it will be sold to cover that gap. BLM will be sold to an investment firm that seeks to grow Barca’s supply chains globally.
How can a loss operating project have a good return on invest? That would imply that in the log run BLM will either yield profit, or that those 200m is an undervaluation.
And it doesn‘t seem like either option is realistic. This is more likely overpaying for a bad business to undergo ffp regulations.
Just how clubs like Chelsea, Newcastle, City, PSG, etc can claim new ownership, sell the entirety of their club and spend *WELL* over €500B? We sell assets we own and have the rights to buy/sell as we please, I really don’t see the problem.
In these cases it’s usually more like borrowing against a fixed percentage of future revenues from different sectors of the clubs revenue streams (like television rights, or merchandising).
But in this case yeah, it’s an equity share (49% of BLM).
5% topline revenue is sacrificed for a sector of the club that’s operating at a loss in exchange for an investment to grow club supply chains. The gap can/will be made up with the overall growth of the organization.
I mean most teams are a single financial entity with an owner. But Arsenal still owns it’s jersey rights and the club keeps the revenue (unless the owner decides to take revenue). This is just mortgaging your future by splitting off profit generating centers.
Other clubs do in their way, but not all clubs have the sort of (flawed, sure, but still) democratic processes that require the need for a term to market this financial strategy.
Sell of BLM was already approved and considered last year.
I think that because of LaLiga rules, this lever wouldnt improve FFP situation that much. Barcelona should look to sell players in the first place.
articles by actual Forbes journalists are. The Forbes contributor system though means 99% of what gets posted there is garbage from people who get paid on traffic
Just fucking bankrupt them already. We all know how this is going to end. As usual it will be the fans who suffer when Barcelona ceases to be because of greedy idiots who know or care about football.
Time to sell more future revenue so they can spend £250 mill to “compete in the CL”, so they can finish 3rd in their CL group. Then get knocked out of the Europa League at the first opportunity again.
U guys spent 125 mill this summer like it was nothing just to end up in a relegation battle. We spent only 10 mill more than u guys. I’m pretty sure being on the top of our league is better than being in a relegation battle. Also Europa league first opportunity again? Ik it wasn’t much but still embarrassing but we made it to the quater finals
So we got the Lever and now the Super Lever. Obviously what follows is the Lever 64
Nah, next is the Super Lever 2
The blue and red is beginning to make sense...
Loved it on the SNES.
Just before the Super Lever 3, but it's only sustainable for short periods of time.
Electric Bugaloo
The lever that has ascended beyond support lever
The Ultra instinct super level
Levercube, Lever Wii, Lever WiiU, Lever Switch
>Lever Wii Liiver
Wiiver
With some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
And this is to go even Further Beyond Aaaàaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Fucking sensational. The amount of r/yourjokebutworse replies.
repeating a joke but making it less funny and adding literally nothing to it is reddit 101, I was so glad when that sub got made ahaha
Which lever activates payments to the referees?
Ultra instinct lever
Leverkusen
Long wait for Super Lever Galaxy 2😔
Good one! You made me chuckle. (:
No it just goes lever, super lever, super lever 2, super lever 3 (that's where Lewandowski grows long hair)
Super Leverdowski phase 3
Plumbing Barca's finances. Yahhhoooooooo!!
Lever Kart when?
May I introduce you to Virtual Lever? Or the Level Boy?
The Spotify-Doordash Camp Nou?
Doordash field at Spotify Camp Nou
With [crypto.com](https://crypto.com) bathrooms, and bet365 restaurant
Dana White salivating just at the thought of that.
Relaggs, b
PRIME to rinse the urinals
Might as well let onlyfans have the bathrooms
Reigniting the Stoke Barcelona relationship
[May I present you the official herbal product partner? ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolak_Angin)
I was thinking Laporte Onlyfans. This is slightly more realistic though.
> the Catalans can tick this box off by selling 49% of Barca Licensing & Merchandising (BLM). >A potential sale of this ilk was reported on last summer, when a consortium headed by Fanatics and Investindustrial was said to be on the verge of buying the stake for €200 million ($211.5 million).
Had to go through 7 shit joke comments to actually see this
Only 7?
So they keep selling off large stakes in their future revenue streams for money right now...how that could possibly backfire?
BLM operates at a loss, the project was initially started at a very very low cost. (Forgot where to find the exact number) but it’s a good return on investment where in the end only 5% of top line revenue is “lost”. The decision to approve the sale was made in the summer, but the club decided it wasn’t necessary at the time. Since Tebas recently wants to change rules and claim we need more revenue, it will be sold to cover that gap. BLM will be sold to an investment firm that seeks to grow Barca’s supply chains globally.
How the hell is Barcelona's licensing and merchanchise operating at a loss?
I'm guessing corruption like the good old Turkish way.
Same reason all big movies tend to operate on losses or no profits.
How can a loss operating project have a good return on invest? That would imply that in the log run BLM will either yield profit, or that those 200m is an undervaluation. And it doesn‘t seem like either option is realistic. This is more likely overpaying for a bad business to undergo ffp regulations.
This is some Dragonball Z level power climbing bullshit.
I can already hear Vegeta ranting about "The legendary super *lever*"
It’s more like TFS Vegeta “power levers are bullshit!”
This is what is known as a Super Lever that has ascended above a Super Lever. Or you could just call this a Super Lever 2
Pull the lever Kronk!
It's over 9000! *lever meter exploding
Levers are so washed, we’ve moved on to super levers
Financial Lever Super Economic Lever Ultra Monetary Lever ???
Omni levers will be the final evolution
A visit from the troika (IMF, ECB and EU commission). Cold-hearted German finance ministry staff interrogating Barca officials.
Troika is a chocolate bar
Say no more, its now Troika Spotify Camp Nou, gimme money
Pangalactic Garglelever
They are so 2022
Wait until you find out about the Eternal cosmos lever
Superleague Super levers Do you think maybe they're compensating for something?
How many levers do they have
The last lever is selling the copper wiring at the camp nou to buy Bernardo
Is that before or after they take all the car batteries from the car park?
Don't forget the light bulbs, imagine if laporta gets creative and starts blackmailing his own players ^a ^^la ^^^benzema ^^^^style
Start selling 30000 office chairs for another lever
They grow in special trees from Catalonia
Wait until we switch to using pulleys!
Side street blow jobs for $20 from board members?
yes
This is not a lever, it's a super lever. Different things.
The last one is being owned by an american financial group, lucky we won't get to that atrocious status
Super Pro Max when?
"I play for Barcelona for free, but my Taskmaster New Years appearance fee was €120m"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43HCYSXZ9GI
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If I've learned anything, it's that big corporations literally never run out of money until they do. So probably not
If you owe the bank £100k, it's your problem. If you owe them £100b, it's their problem.
Outbullshitting Tebas
War chest vs Super lever. Who you got?
Leverpool
Leverton
Leverkusen
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I spent years of schooling trying to learn my craft when I was better off making money by pulling levers. I’m an idiot.
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> Should of gotten Where were you when English classes took place?
Where were you when English die I was home I say...NO
So mechanic then?
Wait are we trying to win the trophies to make more money?
Just how clubs like Chelsea, Newcastle, City, PSG, etc can claim new ownership, sell the entirety of their club and spend *WELL* over €500B? We sell assets we own and have the rights to buy/sell as we please, I really don’t see the problem.
Lever gonna give you up
Lever gonna let you down
Lever gonna run around and desert you
Lever gonna make you cry
Lever gonna say goodbye
Lever gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Is this DBZ? What's next, super lever blue?
Fusion. Probably with City. Birds of a feather....
Ultra lever instinct
Is lever just a fancy word for selling equity?
In these cases it’s usually more like borrowing against a fixed percentage of future revenues from different sectors of the clubs revenue streams (like television rights, or merchandising). But in this case yeah, it’s an equity share (49% of BLM).
Just when you think they are out, they pull another lever again.
Barcelona in five years: "Why is our revenue so low all out of a sudden?"
Problem for future Barça. Same way I handle all my problems. Future Blaugrana1990 problems. Past Blaugrana1990 is a dick though...
That's a problem for the next president
5% topline revenue is sacrificed for a sector of the club that’s operating at a loss in exchange for an investment to grow club supply chains. The gap can/will be made up with the overall growth of the organization.
Hate this word. Come up with some cool terms please
"Activate the financial trebuchet"
The monetary mangonel
The budgetary ballista
The cashmaking machicolations
Cold cash cannon
Hot coin WMD
it would be a dope ass name for a pop rap hit of the late 90s
Activate the money handle!
Madrid gets warchest and we get levers, Smh
The Leverending Story.
*"You havent even seen my final lever"*
why other clubs dont pull levers? is it exclusively Barca thing or what?
Because Barcelona doesn't have owners, other teams are totally sold, Barcelona is selling only some parts (for a time)
I mean most teams are a single financial entity with an owner. But Arsenal still owns it’s jersey rights and the club keeps the revenue (unless the owner decides to take revenue). This is just mortgaging your future by splitting off profit generating centers.
Other clubs do in their way, but not all clubs have the sort of (flawed, sure, but still) democratic processes that require the need for a term to market this financial strategy.
They used a lever to deny everyone else of levers
Most clubs don't want to sell off future revenue for the chance to sign players who might flop.
Yeah dude, why would Chelsea need to do that when they can wipe billions debt in one go and can spend 500 million+ in transfer.
no. most clubs are already completely sold to a specific owner. that's the difference
Literally entire La Liga minus Real and Athletic did it, but ok.
Most clubs are already fully sold off so they don't need levers
These levers are becoming Naruto levels
Rock Lee opening the 8th gate 🤝 Barca Super Economic Lever
That's exactly what came to my mind 😂
Rock lee opened the Eighth gate?
Naruto levers
Wake up babe, we have a new lever
I read 'Super Economic Lever' in Ross Kemp's voice.
Catalunya's Hardest Lever
Sell of BLM was already approved and considered last year. I think that because of LaLiga rules, this lever wouldnt improve FFP situation that much. Barcelona should look to sell players in the first place.
I shudder to think of the day the power of friendship lever finally gets activated.
Lever FC
Fuck off
Next year. FC Barcelona can activate infinity money with their “Super Saiyan” economic lever
I guess the money is to continue paying referees?
What about the Super duper economic lever?
Extreme clickbait by Forbes, where is the world heading.
Barcelona took a student loan
This lever shit is next level tbf
It's morphing time!
Amateurs, after it’s the ‘Super cubic muthafucka lever’ explained in Samuel L Jackson voice You hire Messi, Mbappe, Neymar, Vitor Roque and Cancelo.
"And this is to go...even further beyond. AHHHHHHHHH"
What about the Economic Leverkusen
Lever comedians gettin that senzu bean outta nowhere
🤣 this is too funny.
Are forbes that reliable about football clubs even?
I see what you're saying but when it's about banks, consortiums and big companies finances they tend to be reliable.
articles by actual Forbes journalists are. The Forbes contributor system though means 99% of what gets posted there is garbage from people who get paid on traffic
Lever me alone.
Lever.
"Super Economic Lever" sounds like a Yugioh trap card Lmao.
Wait till they activate the ultra instinct economic lever.
The lever to end all levers; either that or Barcelona as a club, take your pick.
You haven't seen my final form yet \-Saiyan Barcelona probably
Denouncements and Super Levers - big day for Barca!
Here we go, here we go, here we go again.
/r/soccer Christmas
They need a right back, left winger and probably a midfielder like julian wirtz, cancelo, and maybe leao
This might be the first time I've read a headline here and laughed out loud...pretty sure my neighbours heard me.
Todd Boehly pocket change.
Dragon Ball Z: Alemany Tenkaichi
Turns out the ESL was all just a smokescreen for the Catalonian Super Lever.
How about they suspend the use of any levers until they are found not guilty of match fixing? Fucking crooks
Not if they get done for paying off refs
FC Barca Leverkusen
Just fucking bankrupt them already. We all know how this is going to end. As usual it will be the fans who suffer when Barcelona ceases to be because of greedy idiots who know or care about football.
Wonder if I spend on my credit card I should boldly pronounce I am utilising a lever…
This is starting to get a little ridiculous
Time to sell more future revenue so they can spend £250 mill to “compete in the CL”, so they can finish 3rd in their CL group. Then get knocked out of the Europa League at the first opportunity again.
U guys spent 125 mill this summer like it was nothing just to end up in a relegation battle. We spent only 10 mill more than u guys. I’m pretty sure being on the top of our league is better than being in a relegation battle. Also Europa league first opportunity again? Ik it wasn’t much but still embarrassing but we made it to the quater finals
Lever to bribe referees??
Super Massive Economic Lever at the center of Camp Nou confirmed
Crap!!! Had these existed 10 years back, we could have more money for Fabregas! 😀
Ah yes because they clearly learnt a lot from last years levers
Barca leverkusen
Who needs ESL when you have SEL
Didn't la Liga say they can't sign anyone in the summer without selling
Is barcelona run by pre-schoolers?
At what point is Barca a straight up sell out
Lol this is next level shithousery
Barcelona have more levers than a casino.
Buy Messi, Mbappe and Neymar! Go the PSG route!
Leverlona at it again
leverkusen is like why didn't we think of that?
I need to get myself one of these super economic levers!
Lever is such a lovely euphemism for all of this. Delightful. Who needs long-term assets when you can gamble on short-term liquidity paying off?
Fancy name for selling their future, isn't it?
They will need more than levers to bribe Spanish prosecutor this time
Now this is some next level bullshit. Super economic lever?
Just wait until they try to activate the X-treme lever
Oh shit here we lever again haha