Spotify and Barcelona close in on €300m deal

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona and Spotify are in the final stages of signing a sponsorship agreement for the coming seasons.

The potential agreement has been much-rumoured over recent months and the top brass of Spotify were hosted by the club in early February, as Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 4-2 at Camp Nou.

The stadium is one of the key sticking points at this stage. Although it is agreed that Spotify will replace Rakuten and Stanley as the primary kit sponsor on both training kit and the main strip, the two parties are still working out whether Spotify will appear before or after Camp Nou in the deal for the naming rights of the stadium.

The deal will last four years and ‘creditworthy sources’ within the club maintain that the deal could be announced within the coming weeks. President Joan Laporta will be keen to maximise any income as he looks to rebuild the squad this summer.