LaLiga raises the salary cap of Madrid; cut for Barça

Spanish clubs already know the new maximum amount they can spend on the cost of their squads (payments to players, coaches, coaching staff, subsidiary …) during this season .LaLiga, after the market closes and since the return of fans to the stadiums will be delayed, has updated the salary limits. The Primera teams had a ceiling of 2,333 million euros at the beginning of the season and after the readjustments becomes 2,224. Real Madrid remains the one that can pay the most to its squad, with a maximum of 473.34 million euros.

Javier Tebas has once again readjusted the salary caps after the transfer market closed. Teams have had to keep tightening your belt these months due to the reduction in income due to the effects of COVID. Especially for the heading corresponding to ticketing. The clubs planned to bring fans back into their stadiums little by little from January, which would alleviate part of their debt and their financial commitments. But not happening, the readjustment has occurred again in many clubs to be able to comply with the economic control of LaLiga.

LaLiga has updated the salary spending figure for all clubs. The real Madrid, which is the one that can spend the most, has passed the 468.53 million established at the beginning of the season, to 473 million. The Barcelona, which is one of the teams that faces the most financial problems and that after several years has lost the first position in this ranking, It has a maximum spending of 347. Atlético de Madrid, the First Division leader, has a cap of 217.

Despite the data, Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, was optimistic about the end of the pandemic and the economic recovery: “COVID-19 put Spanish football in a test. We have seen that there is an end and we can draw conclusions. Despite the 2,000 million less income, the clubs and especially the big ones have been able to withstand the crisis knowing how to reduce expenses. Spanish football is solvent. It has been able to access 700 million in financing in both categories. “

He also wanted to thank all the clubs for their efforts: “We can face next season with some optimism. In other competitions there are problems with the payment of salaries, as in France. The Premier has asked for state aid and we have not. There are going to be no cash problems in the clubs. We have to thank them for the effort. Now the income will come. The salary cap for next season will possibly be higher. “.

What is the salary cap and how is it calculated?

The Sports Template Cost Limit is the concept that includes the maximum amount each club can spend on salaries earmarked for players, coach, assistant coach and physical trainer (registrable template), as well as in the subsidiary, the quarry and other sections of the club (non-registrable template).

In the section of registrable sports staff, fixed and variable salary re-sumunations are included (either payments in money or in kind such as a house, a car or a trip …), the remuneration for assignments of Image rights, amortization of transfers, Social Security contributions, compensation for termination of contracts, cousins collective, acquisition expenses when having to pay premiums to representatives …

Your calculation It is made from the difference between income (for television rights, commercials, ticketing …) of structural expenses and the repayment of the debt expected throughout the season. Each team is the one that elaborates its own salary limit, but complying with the rules of LaLiga's Economic Control and that must be approved by the Validation Body. In case of having a salary limit that does not guarantee the stability of the club, this body will reduce it to an amount that if it made it possible, except for some specific concessions.