Barcelona are still in debt to seven clubs over the deal to sign Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, their accounts have revealed.
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Barcelona in debt to multiple clubsBayern owed the mostClubs such as Lech Poznan and Borussia Dortmund also owedFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Barcelona's latest accounts have revealed how much is owed to clubs for players still on the books at Camp Nou. And they have confirmed that seven different teams are due money over the transfer for Lewandowski, who bagged a hat-trick at the weekend, from Bayern Munich to Lech Poznan, via .
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Barcelona owe €10.4 million (£9m/$11m) to Bayern over the deal to sign the striker, as well as the following clubs: Legia Warsaw (€50,000), Lech Poznan (€119,000), Delta Varsovia (€33,000), Znicz (€113,000), MSK Varsovia (€169,000) and Borussia Dortmund (€78,000).
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A total of €45m (£38m/$49m) is owed in the short-term and €102.6m (£86m/$112m) in the long-term – the latter meaning instalments, generally. In addition to the fees owed for Lewandowski, Barcelona also owe over €42m (£35m/$46m) for the deal to sign Raphinha from Leeds United, €24.5m (£20.5m/$27m) over a deal to sign Jules Kounde from Sevilla, and a total of €26m (£22m/$28m) to be paid to Manchester City for Ferran Torres.
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Barcelona have clearly agreed to pay various transfer fees in instalments and will aim to do so across the next few seasons. On the pitch, they face Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday.