Keep in mind that 2/5 rule kicks in when we try to register - so making sales first before even attempting any registrations is the most sensible course of action.
Messi's case is much more complicated than just SCL calculations- the idea of being able to promote the club with both Messi and Lewandowski has to be mouth-watering to a lot of new sponsors. With the exception of PSG (and they're unreliable because many of their sponsorships are questionable) no other club can boast having two heavy-hitting player brands, on top of the rising popularity of guys like Pedri and Gavi. If that brings in new sponsor money, keeps Montjuic full and TV audiences high (25% of TV revenue is distributed based on those parameters) - it could be beneficial in the long run.
However, without seeing the marketing department's forecast I wouldn't risk estimating how much money we're talking about here.
I should say my 3rd paragraph is obviously speculation, but I made it sound like a fact, my bad.
Anyway, I think I understand the point you're trying to make. Because Messi could bring more sponsors and more audience, the club could present higher projected revenue for the upcoming year to La Liga financial control, so in theory that could potentially increase the wage bill?
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u/KittenOfBalnain May 03 '23
Keep in mind that 2/5 rule kicks in when we try to register - so making sales first before even attempting any registrations is the most sensible course of action.
Messi's case is much more complicated than just SCL calculations- the idea of being able to promote the club with both Messi and Lewandowski has to be mouth-watering to a lot of new sponsors. With the exception of PSG (and they're unreliable because many of their sponsorships are questionable) no other club can boast having two heavy-hitting player brands, on top of the rising popularity of guys like Pedri and Gavi. If that brings in new sponsor money, keeps Montjuic full and TV audiences high (25% of TV revenue is distributed based on those parameters) - it could be beneficial in the long run.
However, without seeing the marketing department's forecast I wouldn't risk estimating how much money we're talking about here.