The team shirt already bears the Qatar Foundation logo this season, but the club’s members have now given their approval to continue the five-year deal that the European champions say will bring in €171 million ($230 million).

The club’s executive board sees the deal as key to balancing the books for a club that lost €9 million ($12.7 million) last season and has a debt of €369 million ($499 million).

The club members have also voted to ban smoking at Camp Nou stadium and given the green light for the club to study the creation of a special section for its most passionate supporters.