FC Barcelona still owe €207 million ($220 million) for transfers made in 2022 such as Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha according to SPORT.

Club president Joan Laporta and his board must present the accounts for the 2022/2023 financial year on October 21 where they will be discussed at an assembly meeting.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, Catalan economist reported that the Blaugrana have made "worse than expected" losses of €330 million ($349 million) as operating income amounted to €795 million ($840 million) and operating expenses soared to €1.125 billion ($1.190 billion).

At SPORT, the daily newspaper reports that Barca still owe more than €207 million for past transfers, most of which were made in the summer of 2022 when Laporta activated several 'economic levers' involving sales of stakes in Barca Studios or percentages of future television rights income.

The biggest debt within this amount is the €24 million ($25.4 million) owed this year to Leeds United for Raphinha, with €38 million ($40 million) still due overall.

Regarding Robert Lewandowski, who arrived at the around the same time, Barca owe €10 million ($10.6 million) to Bayern Munich this season and €21 million ($22.2 million) long-term.

Jules Kounde was another transfer made in the same summer who Barca must pay €11 million ($11.7 million) for to Sevilla soon and €24 million ($25.4 million) when all is said and done.

Furthermore, Ferran Torres arrived in the January transfer window of the year in question and Barca must pay €13 million ($13.7 million) for in the coming months and €26 million ($27.5 million) down the road.

Overall, Barca has a short-term debt of €89 million ($94 million) which must be paid this season and €118 million ($125 million) long-term totalling €207 million.

As SPORT explains, there are considered 'priority debts' because the clubs in question could sue Barca if they don't pay up.

Also worrying is that such a development would block Barca from going to the transfer market in later windows, which would greatly affect team planning for head coach Xavi Hernandez moving forward as he looks to strengthen the squad and compete for major honors.