Official: Barcelona’s salary cap drops to €351.3 million from €463.6 million in the winter

La Liga announced the updated salary cap limits for clubs in the top two divisions for the 2025/26 season following the conclusion of the summer transfer window.

As per the official figures released, the Catalan giants’ salary cap has dropped from €463.6 million in February earlier this year to €351.3 million now.

The salary cap limit is the maximum amount that the club can spend during the season after all the operations carried out in the summer, and it will dictate the club’s plans of operation for the next window.

It includes spending on players, the coach, assistant coach, other coaches, and fitness coaches of the first team (eligible squad) and spending on the reserve team, the youth academy, and the other sporting sections.

After a few years, when the squad cost limit had been on a constant drop, Barcelona’s situation had improved over the past year or so.

Courtesy: La Liga

In fact, when the salary cap was announced in February this year, the Catalans had seen an improvement from €426 million to €463.6 million .

However, there has now been a dip of €112.3 million for the Catalans, despite the club parting ways with several players in the summer to generate revenue and save salaries.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid once again top the ranking with €761.2 million.

Talking about Barcelona’s situation, La Liga president Javier Tebas explained (h/t SPORT ):

“Barça have shown they can sign players. They’ve built a squad with what they have, winning LaLiga and bringing in talent from their academy. It’s not mandatory to buy big. The start of their season proves they’re doing well.”

The figures will be updated again after the winter transfer window, at which point there is likely to be an improvement, especially if Barcelona are able to get the VIP seats lever ratified, which would be worth €100 million.