Last year, Argentinian soccer superstar Mez bid farewell to Barcelona, and the news shocked the global soccer world. What was the reason? The Spanish newspaper El Mundo recently disclosed the email of the contract renewal between Misi and Barcelona, revealing that Misi's team put forward 10 conditions for the renewal of the contract, including many harsh requirements, Barcelona was unable to satisfy all of them, leading to the breakdown of the negotiation.
It has been reported that Mez's legal team has been negotiating with Barcelona's then-president Badumeo since the end of 2019, which lasted six months. Mez's legal team made 10 demands at a time when Barcelona was facing financial difficulties and had to cut salaries to its players to the extent that some of the conditions could not be met by Mez and the contract extension was ultimately not reached.
The 10 requirements listed by the Mays team include:
1. Maintain annual salary of 138 million euros before taxes and 75 million euros after taxes
2. Immediate payment of a 10 million euro renewal bonus
3. Mace can leave the team at any time, with the liquidated damages reduced from 700 million euros to 10,000 euros
4. Provision of a private jet for Mace and his family to return to Argentina for vacation during the Christmas season
5. Establishment of separate boxes for Mace and Suarez at Luyeung Stadium
6. Even if the Spanish tax rate rises, the increase will be borne by Barcelona, and the income of the United States will not be affected.
7. Payment in full and clearance of all costs incurred by the Mezco brother, Lodigo.
8. Covering the cost of labor for Bibi Costa, the personal assistant to Mace.
9. The rights to the image of Mace in the Barcelona shirt belong to Team Mace.
10. Reimbursement of labor differentials for salary reductions due to the epidemic, with 3 per cent interest
In 2020, Mace failed to renew his contract and in the summer of the same year he had requested to leave the club, but was unable to do so. When his contract expired in the summer of 2021, with Barcelona in deep financial trouble and unable to meet the financial requirements of the La Liga club, Mez had no choice but to leave the club and join Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent.
This news has sparked a lot of debate among fans after it came to light. While the demands may seem harsh, and Mez has publicly stated that he is willing to take a 50% pay cut, what the truth is remains a mystery. However, Barcelona officials have expressed their displeasure with the report in El Mundo, suggesting that internal secrets are involved and saying that they will reserve the right to pursue the matter legally.
