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Barcelona issue statement after voting against €2.2bn CVC deal

Barcelona issued a statement on Thusday after voting against La Liga’s €2.2 billion deal with investment fund CVC Capital Partners.

The Catalans, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and an “unnamed LaLiga 2 club” voted against the deal, while 38 teams voted in favor of the agreement.

The deal means 10% of the league’s business will be sold to CVC. La Liga reckons that 90% of the money received will go to clubs, women’s football as well as semi-professional and non-professional football, according to ESPN.

Barca and president Joan Laporta had already made their stance clear on the deal but have now released an update.