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Conflict in Barcelona: the tough letter that the squad will send to Bartomeu due to the drop in wages amid the pandemic

09/09/2020 Leo Messi, in the center of the image, in training on September 9, 2020 with FC Barcelona DEPORTES FC BARCELONA

He Barcelona It goes from turbulence to turbulence and this Friday a new chapter of the tension that exists between the professional staff and the directive commission headed by the president was known Josep María Bartomeu. Faced with the club’s decision to open a negotiation table to discuss the salary cut, the players showed their disagreement and in the next few hours they will send a tough letter to explain their position for the refusal.

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Barcelona has seen its income seriously diminished and that is why the leaders have been trying for several months to reach an arrangement to adjust the salaries of the footballers, both for the first team and for team B. However , players have expressed their disagreement on several points and one of the most important is that the club has made significant expenses and investments in this period, something that would jeopardize the argument of the deep economic crisis.

According to the newspaper Sport from Spain, the members of the Barça squad have in mind to send a letter to Bartomeu in the next few hours to put your position in writing. In the first place, they will mark their annoyance with the fact that the call to the negotiating table was made via email and when many were facing commitments with their respective national teams.

Josep Maria Bartomeu, again at the center of the controversy (EFE / Enric Fontcuberta / Archive)
Josep Maria Bartomeu, again at the center of the controversy (EFE / Enric Fontcuberta / Archive)

Then, they will make it known that another fact that has made them angry has been the institution’s decision to create a space for debate in which there will be only one representative from the campus (The remaining 12 attendees will be members of the Company Committee). Players feel that in this way they will not really be present and that they will not have the possibility to make their voice heard. The lack of information throughout the process It is a point that has also alerted the players of the Blaugrana cast.

On the club’s side, the position will be clear: they will not only appeal to the numbers that make clear the considerable decrease in income that the institution has suffered in the framework of the pandemic, but will also remind the players that it was they themselves who offered to lower salaries so that all the entity’s employees could receive in a timely manner.

The players had already announced that wages would be lowered (EFE / Enric Fontcuberta / File)
The players had already announced that wages would be lowered (EFE / Enric Fontcuberta / File)

On March 30 of this year, captain Lionel Messi and most of his teammates announced through a statement published on their respective social networks that reduce their wages by 70 percent with the objective that this money could be destined to the workers of the institution. Also what would they do extra contributions for the same purpose. Managers will be based on this fact to establish the beginning of the negotiation.

The start of the talks is scheduled, in principle, for within two weeks. It is expected that in the coming days there will be news on the matter. From the leadership they trust that they will be able to reach an agreement without the club’s economy being even more resentful.

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