Is anyone preparing the ground for a breakup between Leo Messi and Barcelona? This morning (Sunday) it appears so: The Spanish “El Mundo” dropped a press bomb when it published the amazing details of the contract signed by Messi with Barcelona, a contract signed with the previous president, Joseph Maria Bartomeu. In the main title, above all, the number was placed: 555,237,619 euros. This is the amount that Messi is supposed to earn (and whose share has already been earned) Messi, throughout the four-year contract, which will end in June 2021. The newspaper even defined it – “the pharaonic contract that destroys Barcelona”. no less.
How far does the contract go? As part of the long article published in the Spanish daily, two bonuses were mentioned that indicate the organizational culture that led to the signing of the agreement: the first, a signing grant of over 115 million euros (for the agreement itself!), And another bonus of close to 78 million euros for “loyalty”. 92% of the amount signed by Messi (ie – 511 million euros) is already guaranteed to the Argentine star, regardless of the achievements that Barcelona will achieve by the end of the contract. In fact, things stand out especially in light of last season, which Barcelona finished without a single title, but the box office is still recording – and recording strong.
The publication of the details of the contract, of course, does not come in a vacuum – Bartomeu, who signed the contract, is no longer part of the management, but the new presidential election is already on the horizon (March 7), and those who are not elected will face . When you put Messi’s crazy contract, in the face of the catatonic situation the team is in, the message is clear – it will be almost impossible to keep Messi beyond the end of his contract, which symbolizes – apparently – his move to a new challenge, 21 years since joining Barcelona Since then he first appeared in the uniform of her senior team.
Lionel Messi’s four-year contract that he signed in 2017 will pay him € 555,237,619 total by the time it ends in June, per @elmundoes
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