Media mogul Jaume Roures, who recently left his post as the CEO of the media group Mediapro, has said FC Barcelona’s ownership model needs to change.
His proposal, which has gained some currency in Catalan media, has been dubbed “the Bayern model.” This is because on a basic level it approximates the ownership structure of Bayern Munich.
Basically, it would involve taking Barcelona from a fully-member-owned model to one in which ordinary members owned the majority, but not all, of the club.
Seventy-five percent of Bayern is owned by ordinary shareholders, while 25% is owned by private companies: Allianz, Adidas, and Audi.