FC Barcelona are essentially mortgaging massive chunks of their potential future revenue for the next twenty-five years, for the possible chance of being competitive in the next couple of seasons.
It is absolutely mental.
But then, it is a scenario of their own making, having heaped financial problem on top of financial problem and then over-selling themselves and offering frankly ludicrous contracts to players, to get them to sign.
It is absolutely mental.
But then, it is a scenario of their own making, having heaped financial problem on top of financial problem and then over-selling themselves and offering frankly ludicrous contracts to players, to get them to sign.