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LaLiga<\/a> published updated squad cost limits on Thursday. Real Madrid<\/a> lead the table, Mourinho\u2019s side at 832.7 million euros, a record, while Barcelona<\/a> have climbed to 582.7 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Barcelona now have a cap befitting their status, after years when imbalance left them at minus 144 million. Their ceiling stands at 582.7 million, up from 432.8 million last season, driven by cuts to structural costs, VIP box income and a newly opened ring at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Even so, complacency is risky. In 2027-28 they will have to return to Montjuic for many months, which would reduce revenue and therefore squeeze the limit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Atl\u00e9tico are third on 361 million. Sevilla<\/a> continue to struggle, set at 20 million, the lowest in the top flight and even below Girona<\/a> on 35 million and Mallorca<\/a> on 34 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Five top-flight clubs have seen limits fall: Sevilla 20.1 million, Osasuna<\/a> 55.3 million, Alav\u00e9s<\/a> 43.2 million, Villarreal<\/a> 170.5 million, Celta 88 million. Elsewhere, compared with last winter, caps rose for Athletic, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/a>, Barcelona, Espanyol<\/a>, Real Madrid, Deportivo, Betis, Levante<\/a>, Real Sociedad<\/a>, Racing, Valencia<\/a>, Elche<\/a>, Rayo Vallecano<\/a>, Getafe<\/a> and M\u00e1laga<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The limit sets the maximum each club can spend on first-team salaries and signings, and also covers image rights, transfer amortisation, social security, severance, collective bonuses, agent-related acquisition costs, and spending on B teams and academies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n