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Barcelona leads the League with 94 points, 31 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in 38 games, and its talent factory, La Masia, is the crown jewel. La Masia is the foundation of the team and its success is an extremely efficient asset, both from a financial and sporting perspective.
What makes La Masia so important?
La Masia is a training school with outstanding success, and its weight in the football world is highlighted by experts in finance, marketing and training. Pedro Weber, a sports finance specialist, says that the Catalan club has shown that betting on youth is not just a response to the crisis, but a smart and sustainable strategy.
What is the impact of La Masia on the club's economy?
The Deloitte Football Money League 2026 ranks Barcelona second among the clubs with the highest revenues in the world, with 974.8 million euros in the 2024/25 season. The figure represents a significant jump from the 760.3 million euros recorded in the previous edition of the report.
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 974.8 million euros |
| Season | 2024/25 |
Barcelona once again demonstrates that investing in the academy can be one of the most efficient strategies for combining sporting performance and financial growth, according to Fábio Wolff, a sports marketing specialist and partner at Wolff Sports. The presence of eight Barcelona players in the Spanish national team for the World Cup is a great example of the strength of a model that combines player training with value generation for the club. The club's reality is radically different from that of 2021, when it lost Leo Messi and had to invent solutions to try to balance its numbers. Today, Barcelona leads the League and its talent factory, La Masia, is the foundation of the team.
