He Villarreal closes 2023 in the economic and social aspect with a balance in its accounts and a consolidated social mass but with the completion of the stadium reform The ceramic as the culmination of his non-sports project.
In that sense, the year now ends for the completion of the total remodeling of Ceramic Stadiumone of the major works and improvements of the club throughout its history.
Furthermore, 2023 is the year in which the centenary of the entity also ends, after several events in the past twelve months, which recalled the history of the entity and its main characters.
On the economic side, the club faced 2023 with the aim of balancing the accounts, after the previous years of very strong economic investments that generated a noticeable imbalance.
The team originated from the era in which it competed in Champions League and won the Europa League, which forced him to make a significant financial effort in signings and salaries, so by not qualifying for the top European competitions – he did it for Conference League– also forced an economic restructuring.
To this should also be added the effort made to transform and reconstruct the field, a task that coincided with the increase in the cost of raw materials and fuel that made the project expensive.
All these aspects, added to the deficit accumulated in recent times, forced an economic adjustment in 2023 that forced player sales to achieve this.
That was one of the most important chapters of this past year, as the Castellón club made sales worth close to 100 million euros with the departure of players such as Pau Torres, Nico Jackson either Samu Chukwueze, which represents an important economic injection to achieve that balance.
The nearly 40 million transfers Pau Torres35 million each Nico Jackson and the 28 million for Samu Chukwuezerepresents the best market in the club’s history and to which other minors have been added, such as the Argentine case Gero Rulli for 8 million Amsterdam Ajax.
Sales balance the accounts of Villarrealwhich also has a lower investment in the transfer markets as shown by the fact that the signing of the Norwegian forward Alex Sorloth For eight million it is the most prominent investment of this year and of the last market.
In 2023 the Villarreal a pharaonic work was completed to cover the stadium and modernize it, in addition to separating it from the houses that surround it, a remodeling that was carried out for several years, but was completed last March, in conjunction with the centenary of the entity. , has been released in full.
Even though the job increased its budget due to the global economic situation, the Villarreal It has one of the most modern stadiums in Leagueretaining its essence by being within the city.
In the social sphere, the club maintains a social mass that is still close to 20,000 subscribers. This is the record they have maintained in recent times, which means the club continues to maintain a vibrant and loyal social base. It should be noted that the average attendance at Ceramic Stadium exceeded 17,000 fans per game.
In addition, the club continues to maintain its entire grassroots football structure, where it stands out among all that it maintains its second team in the second category of Spanish football, while the women’s team plays in the First Division.
Almost 2,000 footballers train under the supervision of the Castellón club, which still has two sports cities to its name.
Source: La Verdad
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