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It's no secret that Barcelona has had trouble balancing the club's income and expenses in recent years.
Rather, the team changed president, when Juan Laporte exposed the financial scandals that took place under Josep Maria Bartomeu with the sale and purchase of players for sums that did not match the flow of cash behind the scenes at the Spanish luxury club.
One of the biggest moves recently, under Laporte, is leaving the Camp Nou for renovations, and now it seems that the next move may be historic in world football.
In recent times, reports have begun that Barcelona is considering saying goodbye to "Nike", its official outfit since the 90s.
Barca hoped to significantly increase the sponsorship agreement with the American outfit, but the negotiations between the two parties are on the verge of collapse, and the Spanish champion thought of an interesting alternative.
According to the Spanish "Sport", precisely after starting talks with companies like "Puma", in Barcelona they are considering the possibility of establishing their own clothing and distribution company, so that all profits will go directly to the club and not be shared with an outside clothing company.
Will the group associated with the American brand set up one of its own?
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According to the report in Spain, Laporte has already started a round of meetings with clothing companies in order to get to know this world and prepare the ground for the preparation of outfits for the next season that will be exclusive to Barcelona, without an outside sponsor as the sports outfit.
Such a move may be the first ever, certainly in the status of a team like Barcelona, but with many financial risks for a club that is also trying to rehabilitate and rebuild itself for the coming years.
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