Real Sociedad have raised their salary cap for the 2026-2027 season to €137.19 million, a rise of 6.96% on the €128.26 million set last year. Despite the increase, the club have slipped from fifth to seventh in LaLiga's spending ranking, overtaken by Real Betis and Athletic Club.
The €9 million increase was not enough to keep Real Sociedad among the league's top five spenders. Real Betis have set their limit at €142.85 million and Athletic Club at €139.20 million, both now above the San Sebastian club. Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Atletico de Madrid and Villarreal complete the top five, the four clubs with the biggest salary margins in the competition.
Real Sociedad's president, Jokin Aperribay, has explained that the club will not spend up to the full limit despite the rise. "We are not going to use around 60 million of the salary limit," Aperribay said, making clear the club intends to manage its finances cautiously rather than max out its spending power.
Real Sociedad B, known as the Sanse, compete in LaLiga Hypermotion and their wages count toward the first team's salary cap. That reduces the real margin available for first-team signings, a factor that helps explain the conservative approach Aperribay has defended in the transfer market.
On the pitch, Real Sociedad sit ninth in LaLiga with 7 points from five games, having won two, drawn one and lost two, with a recent WDWLL run of form that fans can track on the standings page. The team have scored 6 goals and conceded 8, a goal difference of -2, sitting 5 points behind leaders Barcelona.
The next fixture is at home against Atletico Madrid on 13 September 2026, with the visitors currently seventh in the table. The two sides drew 2-2 the last time they met, at the Metropolitano on 18 April, a result worth revisiting on the fixtures page. Álvaro Odriozola remains sidelined, as Imanol Alguacil's side prepare for the visit of Diego Simeone's team.
