Joan Laporta, surprised by LaLiga's decision, farewell to €5M, Javier Tebas already knows it

Barça has started the current season with high expectations. The culé team features top stars in many positions, but there are also areas where depth is lacking, which hinders Flick when preparing matches. For this reason, Joan Laporta keeps working to stabilize the project from the offices through the arrival of new signings.

Since his arrival, the president has managed to reduce economic tensions, activate new sources of income, and keep an ambitious discourse despite the circumstances. Thanks to this, Joan Laporta looks ambitiously toward the next transfer window. However, it seems that LaLiga isn't willing to make things easy for the Catalan club, and Javier Tebas knows it.

Javier Tebas is aware of the situation and Joan Laporta regrets it

Joan Laporta had been preparing a friendly match during the Christmas holidays for weeks. Barça had considered traveling to Morocco or Peru to play a match far from Barcelona and, in return, receive a significant sum of money. Specifically, it had been mentioned that the culé coffers could benefit from figures ranging from €5 to €8 million.

However, to the surprise of almost no one, it seems that Javier Tebas wasn't very pleased with the idea. In theory, on those days Barça should have played the controversial Miami match against Villarreal, but after its cancellation, Joan Laporta sought other alternatives. Now LaLiga has spoken out.

Finally, Villarreal-Barça will be played on Sunday, December 21 at 4:15 p.m., becoming the last official match of 2025 for the culés. With this schedule, the possibility of organizing an international friendly in the days before Christmas is automatically ruled out. The lack of logistical margin makes it impossible to arrange a trip, an opponent, and proper preparation for an exhibition match.

Joan Laporta had received very interesting offers to travel to Peru or Morocco, where there was enormous interest in seeing FC Barcelona live. The friendly was scheduled for December 22, just 24 hours after the league match, which makes it impossible. Beyond the obvious physical risk due to fatigue and little rest, the players' agreement prevents playing two matches with less than 72 hours of rest between them.

Joan Laporta says goodbye to the €5 million

The friendly would have brought in more than €5 million to FC Barcelona's coffers, a particularly valuable figure considering the club's financial situation. However, Joan Laporta has already accepted that it won't be possible by law. LaLiga, with its decision, has completely closed the door to this additional income, and Javier Tebas won't do anything to prevent it.

Thus, the team will return to work on January 2. It will be a demanding start after the break, and the coaching staff wants to arrive in the best possible condition. Meanwhile, Joan Laporta takes note of this setback and looks ahead, aware that Javier Tebas and LaLiga have affected his plans.