Statements by Racing President Alfredo Pérez in the presentation of the new coach about the budget that they will allocate for the staff of the First RFEF have opened up all kinds of elubrations and aroused some controversy on social networks.

The club's top leader commented that "the budget exclusively for the sports part will be similar to this year's, 1.6 million euros, although the economic burden has been alleviated, although it is not much less." It is understood that this amount will be dedicated to the players and technical team of the first team, excluding Rayo Cantabria. Outside the press conference we have been able to learn that a small margin is also programmed in that amount which would raise it to 1.8. Exactly the same as in this campaign after the winter market. The "relief" mentioned by the President referred to the high salaries that will already be an exception in the new staff. The "inheritance" of the Chuti Molina stage left many payrolls of more than 100,000 euros that will no longer be in the club so that the room for manoeuvre for signage is greater. With five or six players, they exceeded 700,000 euros and literally ate much of what was the money allocated to the first staff.

The big question is whether with 1.6 or 1.8 budget for the first team will give, in a more demanding new division, to ascend to Second. Racing has an advantage over other direct rivals, which is that its quarrians are very good and cheap. Except for the subsidiaries of Primera teams, no one has so many under-23 players that they can make a difference or comply loosely.

To answer that question of whether or not it will be enough with this money to get back to professional football, it is easy to look at the four promoted this season. Money helps to achieve the goals, but it's no guarantee of anything in this division.

The Amorebieta has managed to ascend with less than half of what it had and will have the Racing: 685,000 euros. Keeping the same amount in the case of the Santanderinos will be a plus compared to most equipment as the pandemic has left the coffers of all clubs very touched. This added to the lower burden of exit wages will be great advantages in creating a template called to be one of the best in your group. To show the first signage: Fausto Tienza. Differential player in the division and, vividly, expensive. It should not be forgotten that the best players of Segunda B, the already tested ones, far exceed 100,000 euros and even double in the case of the strikers.

Obviously the case of SD Amorebieta is an exception. The blue team has benefited from many circumstances: express competition system, a great coach, continuity in players and style of play, etc.

It can be a great reference to Ibiza. The island club keeps a great deal of hermeticism about what it spends on players or not, but on the first staff it did not exceed two million euros. Practically the same as this season's Racing. Both were circling those 1.8 million euros and Ibiza achieved the promotion. The point is to hit with the signings and the coach.

El Burgos did exceed that figure in its first staff, 2.1 million budgeted and public in the first staff... Although the staff has subsequently suffered non-payment. The amount is not that far from what Racing will have.

In the case of real Sociedad B little can be compared by being a subsidiary of Primera club. According to the media, Robert Navarro, who was registered at the age of 17 in 2019 from Monaco, paid about six million euros according to the French media. Something impossible for any club of Segunda B autonomous, but beyond that hiring in view of the first team Xabi Alonso this campaign climbed seven players of Team C, which is in Tercera, and reweighed two ceded players who were in the real Unión.

Then there have been striking millionaire battles that were left out even from the promotion playoff, in the Second RFEF or descended to Third: Hercules had about 2.1 million for the staff, the Sports about 3.83, the Cordoba went all three kilos, the Extremadura had 2.24, the Numancia a little more than two, the Marbella outpaced the two, the San Fernando 1.7 ….

In short, money doesn't give happiness, but it helps to get it. With the amount Fernandez Romo will have to make up the staff, one can fight for the promotion perfectly and Alfredo Pérez was not playing mischief to pretend to the market.