Grêmio debt hits R$ 935.6m as audit outlines short-term strain | OneFootball

According to Globo.com, an audit by Baker Tilly Brasil shows Grêmio’s liabilities at R$ 935.6 million at the end of 2025, presented to the club’s Conselho Deliberativo at the Arena on Tuesday night.

Short-term liabilities stand at R$ 516.4 million, due in 2026. They are obligations maturing within 12 months rather than solely overdue debts, though some arrears exist. Long-term liabilities total R$ 419.1 million, payable from 2027, and the figures include revenue foregone through advances published on the club’s website.

Key items include loans with businessmen of R$ 169.2 million, payables for player purchases or loans of R$ 124.2 million, and tax and social instalments of R$ 154.5 million. Advances on membership and TV rights are R$ 97.5 million, commissions to agents R$ 54.6 million, and bank borrowings R$ 80 million.

There are also suppliers at R$ 37 million, labour obligations of R$ 16 million, image rights of R$ 13.6 million, settlements of R$ 30 million, contractual advances on advertising and pitchside licensing of R$ 26.6 million, other short-term obligations of R$ 33.4 million, provisions for legal contingencies of R$ 61.8 million, and R$ 4.2 million under the Lei de Incentivo ao Desporto for a new pitch at the Eldorado do Sul training centre.

Joel Junior Machado Corrêa, who chairs the economic and financial affairs commission, said the picture is a little worrying because short-term liabilities are close to the club’s 2026 revenue forecast. He added that new income, debt reprofiling and meeting budget targets, including planned player sales, will be needed to try to balance finances in a challenging year.

The council approved Alberto Guerra’s 2025 accounts, showing a R$ 35 million surplus. This stems from businessman Marcelo Marques donating the Arena’s management rights, an accounting impact of about R$ 400 million without direct cash inflow. The audit charts liabilities rising from R$ 640 million in 2023 to R$ 795 million in 2024, a cumulative increase of R$ 295 million, or 46 per cent, by 2025.

Source: Globo.com