Between the clinking of glasses and the Christmas carols typical of this era, there is a recurring theme that sneaks into Sevillian homes: the sale of the club. Many agree that this is the definitive solution to resolving problems between large shareholders. … of the Sevilla FCbut also many unknowns about its process.
Very few people want foreign capital to come in to run the club and that is the club’s best asset. Third waythe Sevillian, to convince that he is the most suitable option for Sevilla to continue being what it is. Foreign capital yesbut only to support an indigenous candidacy. The dream course.
The sale of Seville continues and the deal, if everything continues, could be concluded in the spring
However, to put our feet back on the ground, the reality is that there is numerous offers of foreign capital interested in buying Sevilla FC and there are those who are already leading this fight. Estimates from sources involved in the process place the closing of the deal for this spring, since the ‘due diligence“, is about to conclude this exhaustive analysis of the state of Seville’s accounts.
This audit will break down all hotspots of the degraded financial situation of the club, which urgently needs a capital injection stop impoverishing the workforce. And we must not forget that Sevilla reduced more than one hundred million euros personnel costs, which results in a squad of lower quality players and therefore the risk of continuing to flirt with relegation.
Millionaire debt
The significant debt weighing on the Sevillian entity already amounts to 200 million euros after adding the 54 million losses from the 2024-25 academic year. The last of the ruinous exercises in this five-year series. Or at least that’s what he claims José María del Nido Carrascopresident of the entity, who assured that the club would only generate around three million losses in the current year and would reach break-even pointor point of economic equilibrium, in 2026-27.
A situation which, according to the president himself, was possible thanks to the restructuring plan that the club put in place in the summer of 2023. Layoffs, cost reductions and, ultimately, a resizing a Seville “Champions” in a club with a much more humble structure. Without income from European competitions, the club’s economic recovery had to be based on the tangible.
This means that the White and Red managers have had to drastically reduce the cost of their Champions squad, sell their most valuable players and signing based on free agents, unknown players and transfers.
The danger of these bets is clear, the harm to sports performancesince a squad used to playing European competitions has nothing to do with a total cost of 200 million euros the one that barely survives in La Liga with a total cost of 85 million euros. Despite this, Sevilla managed to avoid relegation twice, while this year it remains a mystery for the team. Matías Almeyda He’s making the most of what he has in a locker room full of veterans and players with more good intentions than talent.
Key capital increase
In this situation, think about a European ranking and, therefore, the succulent injection of money that this represents is, for the moment, a utopia. Therefore, if the sport does not generate more revenue (for the moment), the new owner of the entity is clear that he must make a capital increase to be able to make your new acquisition shine. An extension which can go up to a figure already stated: 100 million euros.
Sevilla prides itself on increasing its revenues in other business sectors, less volatile than the sale of players.
And the inheritance he will receive once he takes the reins of Sevilla will be a significant debt, a loan of 178 million euros from Goldman Sachs and a real estate asset such as the stadium Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.
However, it is excellent news that Sevilla are able to plug the hemorrhage of million dollar losses without the help of lavish player sales or revenue from sporting success. Although there is a small catch in all this, given the fact that the credit of Goldman Sachs This is what caused the club to fall into total disgrace.
Nevertheless, Seville considers it essential that its economic base do not depend on such fickle factors like those mentioned previously. This is why efforts are focused on increasing revenues through other business sectors, with the Sánchez-Pizjuán factories being a key element in increasing these revenues.
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