Barcelona have made an official statement against the LaLiga-CVC Capital Partners deal.
“FC Barcelona considers that the operation that has been announced has not been sufficiently discussed with the clubs (the owners of the TV rights); that the amount is not congruent with the years of duration, and the deal affects part of all clubs’ audiovisual rights for the next 50 years.
“FC Barcelona feels it is inappropriate to sign a half-century agreement given the uncertainties that always surround the football world.
“The terms of the contract that LaLiga is describing condemn FC Barcelona’s future with regard to broadcasting rights.
“FC Barcelona wishes to express its surprise at an agreement driven by LaLiga in which the teams’ opinions, including those of FC Barcelona, have not been taken into account. There has not even been a presentation of options offered by other competitors in order to evaluate the pros and cons in a post-pandemic situation in which there are still many questions that are left unanswered.”
Real Madrid also criticised the move made by the league, saying that “Real Madrid cannot support a venture which hands the future of 42 Primera and Segunda División clubs over to a group of investors, not to mention the futures of those clubs who qualify over the next 50 years”.
