Real Madrid had €102.84 million combined losses for the last four seasons.
Real Madrid failed to meet the budget for the 2021-22 season.
2PlayBook reports that Royal club's budget for players and staff members rose to €41.0 million this past season, and it was €10.24 million more than in 2020-21.
Real closed the last season with €31.1 million in losses, the largest amount in the team's history. It was €12.21 million more than the previous season.
2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 losses combine for €102.84 million.
Since the 2017-18 season, Real has been shrinking their basketball section budget. However, this past campaign it shot up to €50.82 million.
Bonuses, contract termination with Pablo Laso, and Gabriel Deck's signing were the main reasons behind such numbers.
Real Madrid reportedly plan to have a 22% cut in payroll for the 2022-23 season. They also expect an income of €18.0 million and losses up to €23.6 million.
Financial situation (€ million):
Season | Losses | Salaries | Income | Total cost |
2018-19 | 26.47 | 31.4 | 16.0 | 41.18 |
2019-20 | 26.36 | 32.6 | 14.5 | 39.73 |
2020-21 | 18.9 | 31.14 | 11.5 | 41.5 |
2021-22 | 31.11 | 41.38 | 17.29 | 50.82 |