Real Madrid won LaLiga handily last season and were Champions League winners under Carlo Ancelotti for a second time in three seasons, benefiting greatly from the summer acquisitions of Jude Bellingham and Arda Guler, alongside Brahim Diaz’s return from loan.
This past summer, Real Madrid got even stronger, too, welcoming Kylian Mbappe as a free transfer and Palmeiras prospect Endrick to further load up their vaunted attack.
Now, LaLiga have released the new official salary limits, and Real Madrid are, once again, at the top of the list of spending power, based on their success and revenue generated.
That is no surprise, but what may be surprising to some fans is just how much more spending power Real Madrid have above the other LaLiga clubs. The rich are about to get richer.
Real Madrid have a spending limit of 754 million euros. Compare that to Barcelona who are in second at 426 million euros, which is a salary difference of more than 300 million euros.
Barcelona have been having trouble with running up against the salary limit, which is why they needed to jet Ilkay Gundogan back to Manchester City after only being able to sign Dani Olmo this summer and not Nico Williams or anyone else.
Even so, Barcelona are up to 426 million euros from 204 million euros last season, which is more than double.
Atletico Madrid are unsurprisingly in third with a limit of 310 million euros.
Finally, Sevilla, one of the historic clubs in LaLiga, can spend just 2.5 million euros after yet another awful season and more poor budget allocation on the transfer market without Monchi leading the way. Sad times ahead for the Nervionenses.
Before anyone screams about bias, the LaLiga salary limits are based on the revenue clubs generate, their success in competitions, and their responsibility in budgeting and investment.
Real Madrid are the standard for the reason, but it is good to see Barcelona getting back on track with Joan Laporta and Deco in charge. LaLiga is more interesting when there is competition at the top. Hopefully, historic powers like Sevilla can get back on track, too.
The managing editor of The Trivela Effect, Kevin has 15 years of experience in digital media. He covered Real Madrid from 2019-2022 for The Real Champs as a site manager. His work has been featured in ESPN, Bleacher Report, Yahoo! Sports, NBC Sports, and other major outlets. You can contact him at the site’s official Twitter handle @TrivelaEffect or via the site’s official email thetrivelaeffect@gmail.com.