Barcelona they have been desperately looking for an income for most of the last five years, and any care for where and from whom it comes has gone out the window. This summer, as Barcelona hit their salary cap again, they met with Saudi Arabian construction giant NEOM to explore potential opportunities.
Ace for MDwhich quotes Forca Barca AR and various Saudi media, the leaders of Barcelona met with NEOM in a hotel in Riyadh. They are responsible for the major urban development project in Tabuk in the Northeast of Saudi Arabiaand President Joan Laporta was supposed to attend the meeting, but he had to leave at the last minute. Interestingly, his close friend in his words, and the Israeli agent Pini Zahavi was also present.
Héctor Fort has been ruled out of the Spain U19 camp due to a skin virus. He will rejoin training next Monday after Flick was granted four days off. It's nothing serious, just a rash, but it's recommended to stay in Barcelona and avoid traveling. @Mariio_RB
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Barcelona offered sponsorship packages for their training kit, sponsoring Barca Atletic, the basketball team, the VIP boxes at Camp Nou and also other options, but NEOM refused to participate. However, they have expressed an interest in Barcelona assuming a pastoral role in the education of Saudi Arabian football players, and potentially the creation of a franchise in Saudi Arabia. They are expected to meet Barcelona again in the coming weeks.
Since Barcelona took Qatar Airways as their first shirt sponsor, they have continued to contribute to social projects, but have not paid much attention to the human rights records of their partners.
