sports star (ball sport)
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
's free agent status has caught the attention of the soccer world and his future destination has become a major focus for FC Barcelona. Current Barcelona president Laporta is desperate to resolve this thorny issue, but according to Catalan media outlet L'Esportiu, if a deal is to be struck with the
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
Renewing his contract, the club fears it will have to cut payroll by as much as 200 million euros first.
Looking back, last summer
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
On his intention to leave Barcelona, then-president Bartomeu threatened to take him to court. Eventually, in order to avoid going to court
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
chose to stay. Now that Bartomeu has stepped down and Laporta has taken over the presidency, he is interested in renewing his contract
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
I am confident. However, there has been no substantial progress so far.
According to Spain's Sport Internacional, Barcelona's top brass reached a consensus in a strategy meeting that the renewal of the
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
is an important part of the team's development. However, given the
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
The annual salary of the new contract is so high that Barcelona will have to consider cutting the salaries of other players to make room while adhering to La Liga's salary cap policy.
The latest news states that in order to facilitate
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
The renewal of the contract, Barcelona is negotiating with Pique, Roberto and other players to reduce their salaries, but not all players are willing to accept. In addition, the Barcelona senior management also plans to clean Pjanic and Umtiti to further reduce the financial burden.
