Barcelona 's squad spending limit has dropped to €351 million ($411.8m) -- down €112m from last winter -- while Real Madrid 's has increased to €761m, LaLiga said on Friday.

The league's squad cost limits, which are made public after each transfer window, denote the maximum amount that each club is permitted to spend on first-team players, as well as coaching staff, reserve and youth teams.

In a presentation on Friday, LaLiga said that while Madrid's limit -- the league's highest -- had grown from €754m to €761m, Barça's had been cut from €463m to €351m.

The league cited Barcelona's auditors refusal to include -- for now -- €100m in income from the sale of VIP boxes at Spotify Camp Nou, which is currently being rebuilt, in the club's latest accounts.

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