Barcelona sells further Barça Studios stake for €100m amid struggle to meet budget rules

Barcelona president Joan Laporta gestures during a press conference at the Camp Nou (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)
Barcelona president Joan Laporta gestures during a press conference at the Camp Nou (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

Barcelona has activated a fourth ‘lever’ to meet LaLiga budget rules, selling 24.5 per cent of its Barça Studios production division for €100m ($102m) to American investment fund GDA Luma, but SportBusiness understands that the club is still struggling to find funds to register players ahead of the new season, which kicks off this weekend.

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