Barcelona becomes world’s top earning sports club in 2016/2017

Football
  • 11 October, 2017
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Barcelona becomes world’s top earning sports club in 2016/2017

Baku. 11 October. REPORT.AZ/ Barcelona earned a record amount in 2016/2017 season.

Report informs, Catalan club's Twitter page posted.

For the 2016/17 fiscal year, the Club achieved record revenues of €708m, bringing in €13m more than the €695m that were forecast, expenditures made €677m. The pre-tax profit was €31m, in line with what was forecast.

The €708m in revenues is a 2% increase over what was forecast and a 4% increase (+€29m) compared to the €679m earned in the 2015/16 fiscal year. The Catalan cub set a new record selling Brazilian Neymar to the PSG of France for € 222m this summer.