Barça increases its salary limit by 81 million euros

FC Barcelona has increased by 81.5 million euros its spending capacity on the staff up to 432.8 million euros, which represents an increase of 23.2 percent compared to last Septemberaccording to the data from the Sports Squad Cost Limit (LCPD) updated by LaLiga this Tuesday after the closing of the winter market.

The bar reached by the Barcelona entity It is close to what it was a year agowhen it was 463 million, which was reduced to 351.2 million in September.

Real Madrid remains the club with the greatest spending capacitywith 761.2 million, the same figure as six months ago, while Atlético de Madrid is third on the list, with 336.2 million, thanks to an increase of 9.2 million.

Levante replaces Sevilla as the entity with the least spending capacityfalling from 35.5 million to 17.4 million, 50.9 percent and the Seville group as a whole remaining unchanged with 22.1 million.

What is the Sports Squad Cost Limit?

The LCPD is the maximum amount that each First and Second Division entity can spend on its squad during the current season taking into account your expenses and income.

He Index includes emoluments allocated to players, first and second coaches and physical trainer of the first team, as well as subsidiaries, quarry and other sections.

Each club is the one that proposes the limit in accordance with the preparation rules of their budgets that dictates LaLiga, which is the one that ultimately approves the proposal or, where appropriate, rectifies it until it reaches the amount that guarantees the financial stability of each company.

In addition to Levante, three other clubs see their cap reduced salary: the Betiswhich goes from 125.9 to 122.1; he Elchefrom 40.4 to 36.8, and the Getafefrom 50.7 to 34.8, almost a third less compared to September.

Along with Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, nine other First Division clubs raise their LCPD.

Behind the Barça entity, it is Alavés the second team that experiences a greater risewith 16.5 percent, going from 40.9 to 47.7 million.

Increases below five percent were recorded by Osasuna, Valencia, Athletic Club, Rayo Vallecano, Oviedo, Girona, Espanyol and Mallorca, in addition to Atlético.

Real Sociedad, Villarreal and Celta remain the same as in September, in addition to Real Madrid and Sevilla.