Mundo Deportivo: Barcelona Have Paid Off Five Transfer Fees, Significantly Reducing Debt

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have paid off the transfer fees for Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Jules Kounde, Robert Lewandowski and Vitor Roque, while the outstanding debt related to Anthony Gordon remains close to €69 million.

Financial data as of June 30, 2026 shows that Barcelona's accumulated unpaid transfer obligations from previous transfer windows totaled €167.4 million. This included €115.8 million in short-term debt and €51.6 million in long-term debt.

After that point, Barcelona completed full payment of the remaining fees for five major signings, effectively reducing the scale of historical debt. The players involved were Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Jules Kounde, Robert Lewandowski and Vitor Roque.

According to the accounting records on June 30, Barcelona's combined outstanding payments for those five players exceeded €84 million. The breakdown was as follows: €34.4 million for Olmo, €19 million for Raphinha, €12.3 million for Kounde, €11.1 million for Lewandowski and €7.3 million for Vitor Roque. This portion of the debt has now been fully cleared, eliminating most of the club's historical transfer liabilities.

Among all recorded debts on June 30, the transfer debt related to Anthony Gordon accounted for the largest share and is currently Barcelona's biggest remaining historical transfer liability. Barcelona owe Newcastle United €68.9 million in total, including €21.9 million in short-term debt and €46.9 million in long-term debt.

Regarding this debt, Barcelona later reached an adjusted payment agreement with Newcastle United, extending the payment of nearly €22 million originally due in June 2026 until 2027.

It should be noted that this adjustment only delays the payment deadline. It does not reduce the principal amount of the debt or lower the total liability. The total outstanding amount of €68.9 million remains unchanged. The move only eased the club's short-term cash expenditure pressure, optimized cash flow, and the entire debt will be recorded in subsequent financial years.

Based on the total debt of €167.4 million as of June 30, and after deducting the €84.1 million in fully settled payments for the five signings, the remaining recorded debt at that time was approximately €83.3 million.

It is important to note that the €83.3 million does not represent Barcelona's entire current transfer debt.

The key reason is that the financial report uses June 30, 2026 as its cutoff date. All new signings completed in July, August and September were not included in this calculation. Any unpaid transfer fees generated by this summer's new arrivals are additional liabilities and are not included in the aforementioned remaining debt of €83.3 million.

At the same time, a player's total transfer fee is not equivalent to the club's remaining payable debt. Payment structures vary between transfers: some fees are paid in full upfront, some are paid in installments, and some payments are linked to additional clauses such as player performance or team achievements. To calculate the club's complete current transfer liabilities, each new signing's paid amounts and outstanding installments must be verified individually.