Unlike Gerard Piqué, Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and five other FC Barcelona executives refuse to extend their contract to smooth their salaries and thus give their leaders a little respite.
Marc-André ter Stegen, Clément Lenglet, Frenkie de Jong and Gerard Piqué, these are four Barça players who, concerned about the difficulties encountered by their club, have decided to accept the contract extension submitted by their president, even if it means losing feathers in terms of fees. The Catalan club makes no secret of this, referring to these renewed players “a temporary salary change due to the current circumstances linked to the crisis caused by covid-19”.
All the executives of the blaugrana house have received such a proposal – including a Lionel Messi retained against his will this summer and who has already made it known that this season was the last at Barça concerning him. Only Mundo Deportivo ensures that La Pulga and six of his teammates have declined “the offer” of Josep Bartomeu. Antoine Griezmann, Sergi Roberto, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembélé in this case.
30% loss
The first city, badly embarked this season, had initially accepted in a burst of solidarity. But the former Matelassier finally changed his mind. Recall that all FC Barcelona players had already accepted a significant pay cut last March, after negotiations with management. The Spanish press estimates Barça’s loss of income linked to the coronavirus at 30%.
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