As potential new sponsors, he cited airlines as global partners and banks as local sponsors. FC Barcelona 's sponsorship contract with Japanese e - commerce company Rakuten will push the club 's revenue north of € 1bn ( $ 1.1bn ) in the 2019 season . The kit sponsorship agreement has been followed by a swift growth for the team in Asia , where the organisation claims it will bring in € 110 m next year , helping grow total revenue by roughly 50 % from € 960 m in 2018/19 . However , Barcelona 's player salaries equal around 70 % of the side 's revenue , meaning that revenue growth rate must continue to rise above wage increases to remain profitable .
FC Barcelona 's sponsorship contract with Japanese e - commerce company Rakuten will push the club 's revenue north of € 1bn ( $ 1.1bn ) in the 2019 season . The kit sponsorship agreement has been followed by a swift growth for the team in Asia , where the organisation claims it will bring in € 110 m next year , helping grow total revenue by roughly 50 % from € 960 m in 2018/19 . However , Barcelona 's player salaries equal around 70 % of the side 's revenue , meaning that revenue growth rate must continue to rise above wage increases to remain profitable .