FC Barcelona: a real estate group based in Abu Dhabi may offer €60m per year for shirt sponsorship

Tasweek Real Estate Development and Marketing, a real estate group based in Abu Dhabi, could propose a €60m per year agreement over three seasons (2016-17 to 2018-19) to become the shirt sponsor of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), revealed Toni Freixa -- a former candidate for the presidency of the Catalan club -- on 31/07/2015. Freixa placed fourth and last place (1750 votes, 3.7%) in the elections that took place on 18/07/2015.

"In order to make available to FC Barcelona the result of work done during the election period for my candidacy, and after the return of the team from its tour in the USA, I sent today to president Josep Maria Bartomeu the letter of intent I received from Tasweek Real Estate Development and Marketing to become shirt sponsor of the club," stated Toni Freixa on 31/07/2015. This allocation would represent almost double the amount that Qatar Airways currently pays, which is €96m total, excluding bonuses, for the 2013-14 to 2015-16 period. The Qatari group would like to extend its agreement until 2019-20, for an annual amount of €60m stated the Spanish daily El Mundo…