Messi Disrupting Barca Pay Cut Negotiations
07 November, 2020
Reports out of Spain suggest that Lionel Messi may be the player who's furthest apart in negotiations regarding potential earnings reductions at FC Barcelona.
The Spanish giants have already been hoping to lessen all player salaries by 30% because they continue to find ways to avoid a financial meltdown.
As long as they come to an agreement with the senior squad ont he pay cut, this might provide a saving around €190 million (R3.5 billion), but according to Football Espana, the players are waiting on the finalisation of the new board before providing a remedy.
Carles Tusquets, president of Barcelona's Managing Committee, has the capacity to force through salary reductions, but this could bring about serious discontent in the dressing room, along with potential lawsuits.
Reaching an agreement with the players would prevent this example, but it has now been claimed by El Larguero that the player who is furthest away from agreeing on the reduction percentage is Messi.
You will find a technicality in Messi's current situation, though, as he'd not be able to spread losing across quite a few years due to the fact that his contract is defined to expire towards the end of the season.
This means it might be problematic for him to have a severe cut and never have to extend his stay, and reports in Spain advise that the Argentina captain continues to be leaning towards an exit towards the end of the campaign.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za