These proposals offered more money than Spotify, but the board rejected them because they did not feel comfortable with this sector.
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The Catalan club do have a partnership with Socios.com and Chiliz.net, offering fans Fan Tokens which are a type of sports cryptocurrency, but FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta felt more secure in choosing the lower offering from music giant Spotify.
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“It is a speculative, risky, highly variable and unethical sector,” explained the club’s board.
This summer, Joan Laporta’s board rejected an offer of €70m plus a 20% bonus depending on the men’s first-team results. This was not enough to encourage them to forge a closer link with the sector.
