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| Messi playing in the Super Cup on January 17th. /AFPBBNews=News1 |
It turned out that Barcelona, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, gave a large sum to Lionel Messi (34), the’core player’.
Spain’s Elmundo said on the 31st (Korean time) “Mesh and Barcelona signed a renewal contract in November 2017. The total contract amount reached 550 million euros (about 7457 billion won). Of these, Messi already has 92 of the total amount. % Received. Salary, bonuses, options, etc. are all summed up.”
According to the article, just signing the renewal contract with Messi earned a down payment of 115,22 million euros (about 156.2 billion won) and a loyalty bonus of 7792 million euros (about 105.7 billion won). The ratio of guaranteed salary and bonus was similar.
It is no longer a secret in European football that Barcelona’s financial situation has been deteriorating due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). European media outlets are pouring out reports that they are on the verge of bankruptcy.
The main content is that the inability to recruit players in the January transfer market is because there is no transfer fee paid. According to Marca, Spain, the debt of Barcelona in the last year has risen to 475 million euros (about 6603 billion won). It has already been decided to cut the wages of the squad, and there are reports that the wages for December last year were not paid.
In this situation, when the size of Messi’s contract was revealed, it is controversial locally. Elmundo also delivered the contents of the contract alone, criticizing it as “the contract of the emperor of Messi that ruined Barcelona.”
Barcelona and Messi’s contract expires in June. Ahead of this season, Messi announced that he would leave Barcelona, attracting a lot of attention. According to the results of the Barcelona presidential election, which will be held in March, Messi will be decided.