BARCELONA -- There was applause in Barcelona's offices on Friday as a first payment of €28 million from the €100m sale of VIP boxes at Spotify Camp Nou arrived. Though the stadium is not yet operational, as it is being renovated ahead of a partial reopening later this year, Barça had hoped the money raised would serve to register star signing Dani Olmo and young forward Pau Víctor with LaLiga for the second half of the season.
A source confirmed to ESPN that the deal should finally help Barça operate within LaLiga's financial fair play regulations (FFP).