Barcelona announced the results of its annual accounts last week, including losses of more than €90 million for the year, largely due to the non-payment of leveraged sales of Barca Vision. The Blaugrana are set to put their accounts to members to vote next Saturday.
The Catalan giants have also sent a 90-page document to members explaining their financial results before their General Assembly, so they are fully informed about things in the club. The document includes details that Sergio Aguero is suing the club for 3 million euros in unpaid wages, while Ousmane Dembele's agents also claim the club owes him €10 million for the French winger's move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.
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The Athletic He also explains that the accounts reveal a “secret signing” for Barcelona. The Blaugrana have spent €1.7 million on an undisclosed player, who they say is a Senegalese starlet. Ibrahim Diarra. The 17-year-old will move to Barcelona at the start of 2025, joining Barca Atletic once he becomes an adult. He currently plays for the Africa Foot Academies, where he developed, and caught the eye of Barcelona at the Under-17 World Cup last year.
Barcelona were rumored to have agreed a deal for Diarra earlier, but there was no mention of a fee until now. In recent months, the Blaugrana have recruited Ghanaian left-back David Oduro from Accra Lions, and are now looking for Malian talent Mbaye Coulibaly.
