4.5 billion euros! Real Madrid decides to claim compensation! Barcelona’s attitude has been decided

Students should all know that the European Super League won the legal battle with UEFA. According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice, UEFA should not have exclusive rights over the organization of European football events.

According to the European Super League promotion company A22, Real Madrid, the largest football club, has decided to seek compensation for 4.5 billion euros from UEFA. They will release a report at the appropriate time. It is understood that this amount is not a specific loss for Real Madrid in a certain period, but the income they may obtain through the European Super League, including match days, broadcast rights and commercial income.

Maybe some students don’t know the ins and outs of the European Super League. Let’s briefly introduce it below.

The European Super League project is participated by many European giants and plans to create a breakaway competition to compete with UEFA's UEFA Champions League.

After the project was launched, UEFA quickly condemned the proposal and threatened sanctions against participating clubs. This ultimately forced most of the founding members to announce their withdrawal within days, with only a few still holding on.

Although the European Super League is not progressing smoothly, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus continue to support this project. The three believe UEFA has created an unfair monopoly in European football, limiting the financial growth of top clubs.

After that, Juventus had no choice but to withdraw from the European Super League. Although Barcelona has not officially withdrawn, it has returned to the UEFA system. In the end, only Real Madrid still persists alone.

Back to the topic, Real Madrid is claiming 4.5 billion euros. What is Barcelona’s attitude?

Theoretically, Barcelona can also join this lawsuit together with Real Madrid. If Barcelona does this, it may be able to solve part of their financial problems, but Barcelona has no such intention.

According to "Daily Sports", although Barcelona has not withdrawn from the European Super League, the relationship between the club and UEFA has been eased. Because of this, the 60 million euro fine Barcelona faced for violating the Financial Fair Play Act was reduced to 15 million euros, and the remaining 45 million euros were converted into conditional fines (need to achieve certain goals this season).

Sources from within Barcelona revealed that Barcelona has no plans to seek compensation from UEFA. Barcelona has always been committed to building communication bridges between institutions to facilitate agreements.

Xiao Ou believes that Barcelona’s position proves that the relationship between Real Madrid and Barcelona is no longer what it used to be. You must know that Real Madrid Chairman Florentino once raised a bank guarantee for Laporta in 2021 to help him return to the position of Barcelona Chairman. The two have also been consistent on many issues including the European Super League.

But after the Negrrera case broke out, Real Madrid intervened as a victim, and the relationship between the two families began to deteriorate.

Can Real Madrid succeed in claiming compensation? Let me talk about the conclusion first. Xiao Ou thinks this is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

The amount of 4.5 billion is the revenue that Real Madrid believes they should have received if the European Super League proceeds smoothly, and UEFA's opposition is tantamount to deliberate sabotage.

If it can enter the court hearing stage, Real Madrid first needs to prove that they have indeed suffered corresponding economic losses due to UEFA's opposition. This is actually a very troublesome issue, because in the European Super League’s initial plan, the introduction of revenue sources was relatively vague. So far, no broadcasters or sponsors have admitted to discussing potential cooperation with the European Super League.

According to the contract leaked at the time, the 12 founding clubs would receive a "welcome fee" of 200 million to 300 million euros. Real Madrid and Barcelona consider themselves the core attractions of this project and received an extra 60 million euros in the first two seasons.

According to the competition system, players who participate in the European Super League and enter the finals can play at least 11 home games. With the capacity of the Bernabeu and lasting for 10 years or more, the match day income is indeed considerable, but everything is just speculation.

Finally, do you think Real Madrid can successfully claim?