The bond between the European football and Africa as the continent where this sport is adored will be further enhanced and tightened thanks to – Barcelona.According to Mundo Deportivo, the negotiations between the Spanish giants and DR Congo Minister of Sports and Entertainment, Didier Budimbu, have lasted for weeks and have finally been finalized.The outcome: Barca players will wear the slogan “RDC, cœur de l’Afrique” (“RDC, heart of Africa”) on their kit and will be paid lavishly for it – precisely, €11 million per year and €44 million in total.🚨🚨| Barça are on the verge of completing a sponsorship deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The deal will be worth around €40M over a span of ~3 years. Representatives of the DRC are in Barcelona today, negotiating the terms. [@sport] pic.twitter.com/ca6E0l8e3b— Barça Insider (@theBarcaInsider) July 15, 2025 This way, the Blaugrana will follow in Monaco’s footsteps, as the Ligue 1 side had committed to wearing the same slogan and promoting Congolese football about three weeks ago. The same agreement goes for Barca, which will significantly benefit from this cooperation – financially in the first place.The Catalans have had budgetary issues for some time and are no strangers to player registration troubles, as the club barely managed to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor at the beginning of the year.Hey, kiddo, that’s not the path of a legend, it’s the road of disgraceNow, they could face the same fate with the newcomer Joan Garcia, Wojciech Szczesny, who recently extended his deal, and a still unknown left winger they have aimed as a new potential reinforcement, claims Mundo Deportivo.Therefore, the deal with DR Congo will provide meaningful support in Barca’s striving to avoid registration problems by meeting La Liga’s 1:1 Financial Fair Play status, which mandates that a club can spend one euro for every euro earned. At the same time, it will hopefully enhance football conditions in Africa and help make some new superstars on the Mother Continent.##NAJAVA_MECA_9019250##
